 Order the 23andMe kit.  Collect your saliva in a test tube.  Send your DNA to the lab; where scientists will then process it.  Check online to see your results. |
23andMe's representatives; Linda Avey and Anne Wojcicki. 23andMe is a private company who develops new methods and technologies that help people better understand their genetic information. 23andme is a kit that is sent to you in the mail; you spit into the tube provided for DNA then send it back to the lab where an analysis takes place for approximately 10 weeks. 23andMe is available to the public. It’s a very interesting product because it traces your family history and any descendents you may be related to, your risks of health problems, and where your ancestors generated from. “23andMe is a privately held company developing new ways to help you make sense of your own genetic information. “Even though your body contains trillions of copies of your genome, you’ve likely never read any of it. Our goal is to connect you to the 23 paired volumes of your own genetic blueprint (plus your mitochondrial DNA), bringing you personal insight into ancestry, genealogy, and inherited traits. By connecting you to others, we can also help put your genome into the larger context of human commonality and diversity. “Toward this goal, we are building on recent advances in DNA analysis technologies to enable broad, secure, and private access to trustworthy and accurate individual genetic information. Combined with educational and scientific resources with which to interpret and understand it, your genome will soon become personal in a whole new way.” http://www.thegeneticgenealogist.com/2007/05/22/23andme-and-google/ |
