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

[Raymond Ingles]

My wife got me a "23 and Me" kit as a present. I deselcted sharing with
others; privacy concerns. Not a lot of surprises, but interesting.

Then they went bankrupt and I had them delete the data before the sale. I
hope they complied...

On Wed, Dec 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM David Lee Lambert <davidl at lmert.com> wrote:

> 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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