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Received an email from them just now.
You can get more information and purchase @ http://23andme.comEffective immediately, 23andMe now costs only $99.
We know how important your 23andMe results can be in empowering you to make informed health decisions and learn more about your ancestry. This new low price will enable your family and friends to enjoy the same discoveries.
This price cut is a key part of our drive to grow the 23andMe member base to one million people. This will power research and medical breakthroughs and allow all of us together to revolutionize health care and help people live longer, healthier lives.
Tell your family and friends to purchase now so they can be part of this one million person challenge.
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Dec 11th, 2012 05:37 PM #1
23andMe now $99 from $299
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Dec 11th, 2012 06:02 PM #2
SNP genotyping, just learned about this company in Uni.
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Dec 11th, 2012 06:05 PM #3
That's a decent price. I think I'll bite soon.
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Dec 11th, 2012 06:08 PM #4
Does it include Canadian shipping?
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Dec 11th, 2012 06:11 PM #5
International shipping (to Canada, anyway) is $60 :/
edit: And each additional is $33, not much of a benefit to grabbing more than one. Reply With Quote
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Dec 11th, 2012 06:14 PM #6
Plus you have to pay a membership fee. But it's still interesting.
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Dec 11th, 2012 06:16 PM #7
how legit are these dna things?
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Dec 11th, 2012 06:20 PM #8
interesting, but privacy issues bother me.
so your consent is basically irrelevant and they will do what they want anywayIf you do not give consent for your Genetic and Self-Reported Information to be used in 23andWe Research or your individual-level Genetic and Self-Reported Information to be used in the Research Portal, we may still use your Genetic and/or Self-Reported Information for R&D purposes as described above, which may include disclosure of Aggregated Genetic and Self-Reported Information to third-party non-profit and/or commercial research partners who will not publish that information in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. Reply With Quote
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Dec 11th, 2012 06:23 PM #9
$60 for shipping!!!! Shipping is only $10 for US residents. Talk about a ripoff for Canadians. And how much is the extra subscription charge?
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Dec 11th, 2012 06:36 PM #10
Oh nice, subscription no longer required: https://www.23andme.com/about/press/..._lowers_price/
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Dec 11th, 2012 06:40 PM #11They will charge extra for upgrades in the platform. I signed up a couple of years ago. If I want many of the new results, it'll cost me an extra $93. Fair enough, as I'm guess in involves further sequencing.
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Dec 11th, 2012 07:10 PM #12
I just spoke to a close friend who took the 23andme test a year or so ago. He said after he signed up he had to go online and do several lengthy surveys, totaling over 500 questions, where you indicate things such as where you were born, your ancestral knowledge, any allergies, etc. He felt 23andme was using this information as a sort of "cheat notes" to helping obtain your ancestral background, rather than going purely by data found only in your DNA analysis. Overall, he was rather underwhelmed with the results.
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Dec 11th, 2012 09:14 PM #13If you're not expecting miracles (SNPs can only determine 20 - 30% of your current makeup), I don't see anything very wrong with this. It would help use your genetic code as a key into further information. I guess this is why they are doing a member drive, with more users this information can be more accurate. People's desire to keep their information private is one inhibitor to more accuracy. But they are getting grants from science institutions (NCBI) which will hopefully lead to more shared data. Originally Posted by Rudee
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Dec 11th, 2012 09:28 PM #14Permanently Banned
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How long will it be at this price?
I will be returning to Canada in a few days
but coming back to USA in January
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Dec 11th, 2012 10:00 PM #15
Just a heads up, they do this sale at least once a year, normally twice.
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