April 5, 2013
23andMe has a new design for our website. We’d like you to take a peek. With input from our customers, we created a cleaner and more personalized layout that highlights some of the features you know and love, and adds a few new ones to boot. While customers still have access to the same breadth of [...]
February 27, 2013
We’re excited to announce that the 23andMe Parkinson’s Research Community has exceeded its goal, enrolling more than 10,000 people with the disease and creating the largest cohort of genotyped people with Parkinson’s in the world. Reaching this milestone offers scientists an incredible opportunity to [...]
February 19, 2013
It feels a bit like cheating, but we’re making it extra easy for you to build an app or visualization on top of genetic data. A few months ago 23andMe set up an API to allow developers to create new applications leveraging 23andMe data. Now 23andMe has created a set of lessons with our friends at [...]
October 1, 2012
Ashley Gould, 23andMe's Vice President Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer We recently topped our goal of enrolling 1,000 people with a group of rare blood disorders known as myeloproliferative neoplasms, or MPNs. As a testament to the passion of the people who’ve enrolled in our MPN Research [...]
September 18, 2012
23andMe's Mike Polcari discussing the API at the 2012 Quantified Self meeting Calling all developers! Do you spend hours playing with genetic data, turning As, Ts, Cs, and Gs into fors, ifs, strings and returns? Do you have a great idea for a personal genome app? Turn your ideas into reality with the [...]
July 30, 2012
Today 23andMe announced that we’ve submitted our first round of 510(k) documentation to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The application provides a detailed description of our Personal Genome Service®, extensive data supporting the performance of our technology, and comprehensive discussions of [...]
July 23, 2012
We are excited for this Tuesday’s San Francisco Giants game against the San Diego Padres. There’s nothing like the sounds of a summer ball game - the crack of the bat, the cheers of the crowd and singing along during the 7th inning stretch to “Take Me Out To The Ball Game.” This Tuesday’s game is [...]
May 28, 2012
[Ed: A clarifying addendum has been added to the end of this post. - 6/01/12] 23andMe has a substantial research arm with more than 20 scientists dedicated to making meaningful discoveries that will improve the lives of all of us. We’ve made a number of discoveries that we’ve published in peer [...]
April 23, 2012
Today’s post explains what “Sharing Genomes” means at 23andMe, describes several points to consider when sharing, and introduces some exciting new developments in sharing at 23andMe. 23andMe has revolutionized how people think about DNA. What used to be hidden inside heavy textbooks can now be the [...]
April 20, 2012
We at 23andMe have a special place in our hearts for today, National DNA Day. There are many ways to celebrate this special science holiday, ranging from making DNA-themed bracelets to constructing helical origami, but we think one of the best ways is to learn something new about DNA and, in the [...]
