23andMe kits are hardly ever discounted - thought I'd share as I have been wanting one for a while. Came to $290 AUD for me, usually it will be around $315 when its not discounted.
It says its supposed to end on the 19th of March but it still appears to be working - just picked one up.
Apologies if something else is meant to go here, this is the first deal I've posted.
Rolling…..Intended for sale and use in the US only :-)
I come from a long line of bargain warriors.
And we have the winner right here.
Well played, Bargain Warrior V.
We went to every possible country, told them "we are just here to trade" and then took every thing they had for FREE.
We went to every possible country
How do you know that? Have you taken the Ancestry DNA Test?
You're not a Viking.
I swear I got one of these for $60 before. How is this one different?
What am I doing wrong?
When I click on your link it gets m to the kit for US$79, discounted from US$99??
Dont these kits essentially harvest your dna for their own purposes?
Your health insurance company is happy that you think that way.
here you go….targeted dna based bioweapons
https://www.wionews.com/science-technology/ever-heard-about-…
A U.S. House Intelligence Committee member cautioned that bioweapons using a target's DNA to kill only that individual are being created. US Representative Jason Crow of Colorado spoke on Friday at the Aspen Security Forum and cautioned Americans not to be too careless about sharing their DNA with private firms due to the impending arrival of the new type of weapon. "You can target a biological weapon that will kill that person or take them off the battlefield or make them inoperable," Crow said. "You can take someone's DNA, you know, take their medical profile," he added.
As spooky as that sounds, there are much more efficient ways to kill a single person I'm pretty sure than getting access to their DNA, analysing it and designing a custom bioweapon…
there are much more efficient ways to kill a single person
True, but Nazis would have found such a technology very convenient.
@bio: In reality, I am not sure they would have found it convenient. I have considerable doubts about the ability to fatally target an ethnic group with perfect specificity without the bioweapon mutating and escaping that specific population (if you could find a fatal genetic target at all). Also they wouldn't have needed any single person's DNA for that so not really a big risk from 23andMe data.
@EBC: Mutation implies multiple generations. These proposed weapons would not be reproducing, so no possibility of mutations spreading. That's not to discount the possibility of such capabilities being developed in the future though.
Would you like your health insurance premium to triple because they know your family has a history of a congenital disease or condition?
When the worlds largest assest manager buys Ancestry for 4.7 billion, that confirms that someone really wants that data and is willing to pay a hefty fee, and it isn't to find out if you are part native american or viking.
Sounds like a great idea. Then I won't have to pay a higher premium to compensate for your crappy genetics!
@Fredorishi: So you're 100% certain you're genetically flawless and don't have any undiscovered, life affecting anomaly lurking in your DNA?
Well crims mighten like it, in the US, the cops buy it to add to their database. Rellies help catch crooks
Wcgw
im 100% sure this is safe & effective™!!!
Anne Wojcicki is the sister of Susan Wojcicki, who announced she was stepping down as YouTube's CEO on Thursday. Anne Wojcicki co-founded the genetic testing company 23andMe after a career on Wall Street.
Hard pass!!
Her sister knee capped YouTube with cancerous woke left ideology. No way in hell would i trust my data with her Anne.
Anyone have anything positive to say? Are these accurate?
I recently did the Ancestry.com test and it was very interesting. I found a half brother I didn't know about, and loads of extended family who had also done the test previously. A couple of my cousins had also done the test and they appeared as cousins in my result so it's definitely accurate.
The only positive is if you're adopted and can't find your family, I believe there are notifications if you are linked and a family member also gets a test
Otherwise there's a list of negatives
wow these ancestry scams are still going strong.
OOI, how are these scams?
do you have any definitive way to confirm their findings that you're related to Alexander the Great or Ghengis Khan?
The links are done based on haplogroup.
In the case of Khan, it's based on speculation but it isn't solid. The evidence would be more solid for more recent famous people. As with many things in the past there are a lot of unknowns and the statement is based on best available evidence.
Article on Genghis Khan here -
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descent_from_Genghis_Khan#DN…
Where you are linked to a famous person, there are references provided as to how the link was made.
Either way, the link to a famous person isn't really a reason to do one of these kits.
The ancestry calculators, once again, are based on best available evidence and can be changed based on new finding research. My ancestry doesn't really get updated significantly and is correct based on what is known.
As for finding relatives, that's well proven. I've found relatives and seen known relatives come up as close matches. Hell, law enforcement even use it. Even with your refusal to do a test, chances are there are enough close relatives that have done so anyway.
I have used them. They are informative but the power of them realised when more people use it (specially within your extended family). Having said that, these prices are rubbish, clearly meant to squeeze international customers.
WTF!
I've seen some price gouging on shipping before, but this is something else.
Standard - 20 business days - USD$98.99
Express - 12 business days - USD$117.99
Yes, that's just the shipping. Plus add GST to both the product price and shipping.
I used Ancestry a few years ago and it all came to ~$120 inc shipping and GST.
Give a private company your DNA, I'm sure they won't get bought buy a bigger private company with a different terms and condition.
Solved a family mystery with Ancestry - found a lost relative who was looking for family. I have a few known relatives on each platform who show up as matches.
Ancestry calculators on 23andme and Ancestry seem accurate for me based on what I know of family history.
You can also run the file through Promethease which will reference against SNPedia. If you do, keep in mind there may be health results (eg Alzheimer's) that you may not want to know about.
The 23andme file can also be uploaded to GEDmatch, Myheritage if your are using it to find relatives or are interested in other tools. MyHeritage likely has the least accurate ancestry calculator in my experience.
One sec, hang on. Just putting some popcorn in the microwave before the comments start rolling.