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Submitting My 23andMe Saliva Sample

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My 23andMe kit arrived in the mail today. A nicely colored box was what I found in my mailbox, greeting me to myself.


Opening up the box I saw some directions on how to submit my sample. They were clearly described and the pictorial directions proved ever so helpful.

The kit itself wasn’t at all intimidating. I’m positive if I had an extra test tube to play around with for fun that is exactly what I would have done.

After waiting for a little over 30 minutes to make sure that my saliva sample would be of good quality I began collecting my spit sample in the test tube. It took a little longer than the 2-5 minute average described on the directions but I’ll just chalk that up to nerves. I hope it won’t affect my DNA results (that’s a joke).

And with that I’m done! The kit is on its way back to California to be analyzed. Now I await my results!

23andMe Genetic Testing

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I love new and cool technologies.  This ranges from the supreme laziness afforded by an iRobot Dirt Dog to the awesome laziness afforded by a Segway.  Yet these two gadgets pall in comparison to my somewhat fanatical interest in a (relatively) new company called 23andMe:

23andMe’s mission is to be the world’s trusted source of personal genetic information.

So exactly what does 23andMe offer?  Personal genetic testing for health, disease, and ancestry.  In brief they are a DNA testing laboratory that will give you a very thorough and complete breakdown of your own DNA.  Sounds awesome to me.

I’ve been interested in trying out their services for a while however I cannot honestly rationalize their $500 price for something that I perceive as an awesome (and somewhat practical) luxury.  Maybe I’ll give it to myself as a birthday present, or perhaps someone else will.

I recently found a very thorough breakdown and review of a blogger who bought and used 23andMe’s services.  Go take a look at Paul’s write-up of his experience using 23andMe.  Looks really cool to me, however it still looks to be a luxury purchase.

The future is coming sooner than I can imagine.  I hope the next scientific development is personal body modifications.  I would love to have claws like Wolverine.  I would save so much on shaving costs.