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Understanding Sharing at 23andMe
Today’s post explains what “Sharing Genomes” means at 23andMe, describes several points to consider when sharing, and introduces some exciting new developments in sharing at 23andMe. 23andMe has...
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Zero in on Mexican Ancestry on Cinco de Mayo
Today is Cinco de Mayo. This day commemorates the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France in the Battle of Puebla (not Mexican independence day as is commonly believed), but is more widely observed in...
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Ashkenazi and Me – Discovering Unknown Jewish Ancestry with 23andMe
Jennie Cole, c.1895 As the series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. begins its 10-week run on PBS, The Spittoon will feature posts from 23andMe’s Ancestry Ambassadors featuring their own...
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23andMe’s New Look at Ancestry
Over the last week 23andMe customers got a different view of their ancestry. Since we launched our new Ancestry Overview, customers now get a quick and comprehensive summary of what their DNA tells...
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Three Degrees of 23andMe
23andMe’s Shawna, who has a degree in biological sciences focusing her studies on genetics, put together this video and post that illustrates the interconnectedness between all people. Enjoy. We hope...
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The Keeper Of Memory
Mike Lattimore felt a mix of anxiety and dread about visiting Africa, so fraught it was with the scars of slavery. But standing on the shores of what is known as the “Slave River” near the Cape Coast...
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Did You Know? DNA Can Offer Clues about Irish Ancestry.
Editor’s note: This post has been edited to reflect changes to the 23andMe ancestry product. Nearly 37 million Americans claim to have Irish heritage according to a national survey conducted in...
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DNA Tests Uncover African Ancestry and Surprising Connection to Thomas Jefferson
As the series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. begins its 10-week run on PBS, The Blog will feature posts from 23andMe’s Ancestry Ambassadors featuring their own stories about using DNA...
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Our Redheaded Jewish Grandmother
As the series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. begins its 10-week run on PBS, The Blog will feature posts from 23andMe’s Ancestry Ambassadors featuring their own stories about using DNA...
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Finding a Family’s Jewish Ancestry
As the series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. begins its 10-week run on PBS, The Blog will feature posts from 23andMe’s Ancestry Ambassadors featuring their own stories about using DNA...
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Understanding Sharing at 23andMe
Today’s post explains what “Sharing Genomes” means at 23andMe, describes several points to consider when sharing, and introduces some exciting new developments in sharing at 23andMe. 23andMe has...
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Zero in on Mexican Ancestry on Cinco de Mayo
Today is Cinco de Mayo. This day commemorates the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France in the Battle of Puebla (not Mexican independence day as is commonly believed), but is more widely observed in...
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Ashkenazi and Me — Discovering Unknown Jewish Ancestry with 23andMe
Jennie Cole, c.1895 As the series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. begins its 10-week run on PBS, The Blog will feature posts from 23andMe’s Ancestry Ambassadors featuring their own...
View ArticleClik here to view.
23andMe’s New Look at Ancestry
Over the last week 23andMe customers got a different view of their ancestry. Since we launched our new Ancestry Overview, customers now get a quick and comprehensive summary of what their DNA tells...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Three Degrees of 23andMe
Shawna, one of 23andMe’s customer care representatives, who has a degree in biological sciences focusing her studies on genetics, put together this video and post that illustrates the...
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The Keeper Of Memory
Mike Lattimore felt a mix of anxiety and dread about visiting Africa, so fraught it was with the scars of slavery. But standing on the shores of what is known as the “Slave River” near the Cape Coast...
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Making Connections with Relative Finder
Not all the discoveries made on 23andMe are quite as profound as Neil Schwartzman finding his half-sister and mother, but even when 23andMe’s Relative Finder links distant cousins together those...
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More at ICHG/ASHG: The Nuts and Bolts Behind Health and Ancestry
If you’re just joining us, our scientists are busy this week presenting findings from our research at ICHG/ASHG 2011 in Montreal.But not all of our scientific contributions are in the realm of genetic...
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Ancestry at 23andMe: Finding Connections
In our last post, Sheridan* responded to her potential fifth cousin Akina and discovered that she has a potential second cousin through 23andMe’s Relative Finder feature. All of this is exciting, but...
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Ancestry at 23andMe: What Can You Learn?
Genetic testing for ancestry is not a concept that most people encounter outside of popular TV shows and so when you hear about services such as 23andMe’s, you might be wondering what exactly it is...
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