The Molecular Genealogy Research Project has Sorenson's company gathering DNA samples from around the world, mapping inheritance patterns against which future customers will be able to compare their own DNA. He insists the work will show what he calls the "connectiveness of people."

"We are all brothers," he said. "If I wanted to be remembered, it would be to have a hand in helping the world be a more peaceful place."

His thoughts quickly race forward as he describes his newest idea, a microswitch pump designed to assist people with kidney failure.

"Abbott is excited about it, but I'm not ready to show it," he said.

Sorenson has always tried to be ahead of where he saw the crowd moving. But for an instant, he wonders at the scope of his own accomplishments.

"I've always felt like I have more to do …. Perhaps right now I've done too much, too much money."

Still, he does not plan to retire, and he likely will keep working long hours, developing new products and adding to his fortune.

For James Sorenson, enough will never be enough.

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James Sorenson speaks one-on-one with KSL-TV Eyewitness News' Bruce Lindsay tonight at 10.

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