It’s Halloween night. A porch light flickers, a bowl of candy waits by the door and somewhere down the block a kid in a spider costume is about to make someone scream. Halloween is the one night a ...

Shopping for health and wellness gifts is tricky for an obvious reason: wellness means something different to everyone on your list. For one person, it’s finally sleeping through the night. For ...

Early findings presented at ASHG 2026 indicate nearly all people choose to learn their genetic health risks when given the option PALO ALTO, Calif. – October 26, 2026 – New research from 23andMe ...

Yes, in part. Your genes play a real but modest role in personality. This study looked to find genetic variants linked to the Big Five. What Are the Big Five Personality Traits? The Big Five ...

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Each Carrier Status report covers a single condition. It names the gene and the select variants tested, since this is genotyping-based testing rather than full gene sequencing, and reports whether any ...

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23andMe offers two distinct DNA testing platforms to detect genetic variants. Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) that reads the exome, which includes the protein-coding regions of the genome. Although ...

In a previous module, we explored how genetics influences health—from monogenic conditions, where a variant in a single gene can have a large effect, to complex conditions influenced by many genetic ...

Mountain View, California – March 6, 2018 – 23andMe, Inc., the leading personal genetics company, today received the first-ever FDA authorization for a direct-to-consumer genetic test for cancer risk.

23andMe has added 58 new genetic groups in South America, North Africa, and the Middle East, providing finer detail for customers with roots in these regions. The new update improves 23andMe’s ...