Episode 90 – Looking at Our DNA with 23andMe
Emily Drabant
To prepare for this week’s episode, Dale and I had to do some homework: spit into a tube. Carrying our DNA, this tube was mailed to 23andMe for analysis. Now that we have our results, we were able to talk with Emily Drabant – a research community manager (with a PhD in neuroscience) at 23andMe. Emily talks to us about 23andMe, how to read our results, and tells us who has more Neanderthal DNA.
Links:
- 23andMe
- 23andMe testing for $99
- 23andMe blog
- 23andMe: How it works
- Genetics 101 Videos
- 23andMe Wants to Change the Face of Health Care (Fortune)
- Search For Parkinson’s Genes Turns to Online Social Networking (NPR)
- NOVA Science Now: What Makes us Human
- National Geographic Genographic Project
- DNA11
- DeCODE Genetics
Dale and Brian Collect DNA during a Badger Game:
Brian’s DNA Family Portrait (from DNA11):
Featured Image: 8 Mounted Gene Chips, courtesy 23andMe
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I wonder how many tested have changed their lifestyles after learning their 23And
Me results?