[mdlug] DNA Insights - Sequence or test your DNA for health reasons

[David Lee Lambert]

I did get my DNA tested, and it's even less than what you quote, at least
for "genealogy only". I think between Ancestry and MyHeritage, my wife and
I got two two-for-one deals for less than $100 total.

The ethnicity estimates were "interesting", not sure how much I believe
them. By suggested match I started communicating with some likely second
cousins, but nothing leading to growth of my own proven tree yet.

My mother had better luck. She found my grandmother's half-sister we never
new about, and had a good visit with her, and got strong evidence that a
certain man was in fact my grandmother's biological father.

My grad-school advisor did research related to DNA sequencing, so I
understand that it has limitations and could be misused. But the same it
true of a lot of technology, and there are in fact laws that provide some
privacy protection.


-- DLL. (Sent from my mobile device. Please excuse any unaccustomed
brevity.)

On Mon, Dec 8, 2025, 1:41 PM Gib <gibmaxn at gmail.com> wrote:

> What do you folks think about getting your DNA tested?
>
> I see on-line sites that start at a cost of about $300 that will provide
> details related to thousands of conditions.
>
> Computers and AI are making this possible.  What other advances have we
> seen?
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