23andMe

LOVE THIS! Here's the deal.... my father was adopted at birth. It was a closed adoption; towards the end of his life, he thought he had gotten close - he believed that his birth family surname was "Justis" - time was too short, and despite trying, he was not ever able to locate his birth family. My dad had a series of health issues (diabetes, heart disease), and it could not be known if there was a family disposition for such or not. It left him frustrated, and my siblings and I wanted to find out what we could do. The 23 and Me DNA kit led us in the right direction...... I submitted my DNA first. The results were fascinating to me and my two siblings. While we were familiar with what we might learn from our Mom's side, our dad's results would be completely new information—it kind of felt like Christmas morning! But beyond the ethnic background - there was a DNA match...and the individual had the last name of "Justin!!!!" I reached out immediately - It's been about 3 years and have yet to hear back from this DNA match. We are still hopeful and will move on to greater detective work in the next block of time. Thanks 23 and Me.

My only disappointment is that I have no famous relatives. I loved learning about my family background and tree. Reveals so much!!!

I love doing 23 and me. It was wonderful to find out about my family members and ancestry. it felt very confidential, and I got my results very quickly

Initially, I was so excited about the opportunities a site like 23andme would provide. Since submitting my test tube of spit many years ago, I have had my dna and data sold in a security breach and watched this company’s demise. Unfortunately, it was at all of the customers expense. I would never recommend a service like this. Stay away!

Found out I was way more British then I thought 🤣 very humbling

Useful biology. Wearing sunglasses to protect eyes from point mutated protein

the stats were insightful, and it's nice that they keep coming out with new information about your dna

I purchased 23andMe WAY back in my first years of high school. I always heard crazy stories about what it could tell you, but I had no idea the impact it would ultimately create on my life. For the better, we learned that my 58-year-old dad's dad AND the last name I've lived under the last 24-years hasn't been an accurate depiction. If you have any holes in your family story and timeline, I cannot recommend enough. It was a must-have for ours and brought us closer together than it did drive us apart. Not to mention, the new premium features are outstanding and can truly tell you so much about yourself genetically and your health predispositions.

Did this several years ago. Continue to get updates. Interesting.

This was a lot of fun and even helped reconnect with a distant family member.

I love the app experience - how its database is continually updated so you learn new things about your lineage, health outcomes, and relatives. It's just way too expensive.

Pros: Learning about your genetics is entertaining. When they first came out, they provided more health-related data than the other large DNA test co, Ancestry, which I appreciated. Cons: they sell your data. They imply that there's a lot more info provided than there really is, relative to the amount of info in our DNA. What you get is really just a sliver. Bottom line: I had genetic testing done through my doctor recently. If I do more testing "at home," it will be with a company with better privacy policies, who don't sell our most personal info to large corporations.

I completed a 23andme kit at the recommendation of my naturopath. It was easy to collect the DNA, and a fairly quick turnaround to get my results. The results were displayed in a way that was easy to understand. I love having this improved knowledge of where I come from and my genes. It is empowering! I also think that based on everything that you are able to learn about yourself, the pricing is relatively reasonable.

Pretty fun and cool experience to learn an about your DNA/ancestry. Process was super simple and results came fairly quick. I like how your results change/become more accurate over time as the technology improves.

Not trustworthy. I did a DNA kit and the info was nothing surprising. Presented well; however, they have since had a data breach and waited to report it and have tried to downplay it. Have since requested all my info be deleted...

I got 23andme for Christmas a few years ago and it has been so cool getting connected with family members all over the country and world. It was so easy to take the DNA test and to send the sample back to them. They will periodically update your DNA results and make your ancestry more specific. I bought the one that also told you what conditions you are pre-disposed to have which was very useful it you are like me and what to take precautions early or want to know what runs in your family. I will be buying my fiancé one soon as a gift so he can find out his ancestry!

It is very easy to use, the results are uploaded pretty fast and you get all kind of information about your health and even habits!

It was a pretty cool experience, I was really surprised by the results. We have a fat more diverse make up than I realized.

Don’t love that they potentially sell my data but results are cool

I was wary at first to use this because I was worried about how my data would be used. 23andMe lets you opt out of anything you don't want your genomic data to be used in, and your data will be deleted after a certain period of time. I did opt in for certain things, because I believe in their mission to advance genomic science. It was really cool to see my ancestral history, and their app gives you accompanying historical information. They give you plenty of free information like, are you more likely to sneeze when looking at the sun, but you also have the option to pay more to see if you're susceptible to certain traits and genetic diseases.