23andMe Customer Stories

Lisa Altman shares her experience having unexpected results from her 23andMe DNA test and how it changed her understanding about herself and family. As Lisa says. our DNA offers a way to discover more about what makes us each unique. While those revelations can be exhilarating, sometimes an unexpected result, like Lisa's, can have profound implications for both you and your family. Here is her point of view.  

During Family History Month, it seemed right to revisit Jordan Carroll’s story.Jordan always loved his family’s stories. From a young age, he’d soak up anecdotes from relatives. Growing up in...

Eric and Dave, who both live in Florida but had until recently never met, learned through 23andMe that they were not just brother cops, but half-brothers too.

Juan Fernandez had made many presentations about his Dominican heritage and the island’s Native Taíno population. But he’d never been caught off-guard by such a simple and direct question before: “Do...

When they met for the first time, Tamara Miller and Leslie Wheeler were struck by their similarities. They both are Korean adoptees, and both share a cheerful disposition and closets...

We’ve heard from many customers who have connected with their birth fathers through 23andMe. As we gear up to celebrate Father’s Day, we wanted to share a few of those stories of customers preparing to celebrate their first Father’s Day with their newfound birth father.

Shauna Harrison writes about using 23andMe and finding 29 siblings all from the same donor dad and what it's like to meet strangers with whom you share so much DNA.

Last week, a few 23andMe customers came together for a special brunch and a chance to celebrate their first Mother’s Day with the birth moms they discovered, with the help...

Last year, 23 filmmakers set off to document perhaps the most important journeys of all, those of self-discovery, and this week these personal journeys are unveiled as part of “Identity,”...

Using 23andMe Mindy and Cindy discovered that they are sisters and uncovered a twist to their story that only deepens their connections.