Emily Mullen

Yeah, so we're going to go back, actually, a couple decades. So there was something called the Human Genome Project that was completed in 2003.

Yeah, so we're going to go back, actually, a couple decades. So there was something called the Human Genome Project that was completed in 2003.

Yeah, so we're going to go back, actually, a couple decades. So there was something called the Human Genome Project that was completed in 2003.

And this was the culmination of 13 years of research to sequence the entire human genome.

And this was the culmination of 13 years of research to sequence the entire human genome.

And this was the culmination of 13 years of research to sequence the entire human genome.

So, you know, your DNA is made up of these bases. The Human Genome Project was an effort to spell out all of those letters end to end. And I think that really sparked this excitement in the field of genetics and the idea that genetics is going to explain everything about everybody.

So, you know, your DNA is made up of these bases. The Human Genome Project was an effort to spell out all of those letters end to end. And I think that really sparked this excitement in the field of genetics and the idea that genetics is going to explain everything about everybody.

So, you know, your DNA is made up of these bases. The Human Genome Project was an effort to spell out all of those letters end to end. And I think that really sparked this excitement in the field of genetics and the idea that genetics is going to explain everything about everybody.

Yeah, so 23andMe was founded just a few years after the Human Genome Project was completed in 2006. And the company initially offered a retail DNA test for $1,000 for ancestry and some health information. 23andMe actually threw a spit party where attendees, while they were dancing and drinking, spit into tubes, submitted their... Ah!

Yeah, so 23andMe was founded just a few years after the Human Genome Project was completed in 2006. And the company initially offered a retail DNA test for $1,000 for ancestry and some health information. 23andMe actually threw a spit party where attendees, while they were dancing and drinking, spit into tubes, submitted their... Ah!

Yeah, so 23andMe was founded just a few years after the Human Genome Project was completed in 2006. And the company initially offered a retail DNA test for $1,000 for ancestry and some health information. 23andMe actually threw a spit party where attendees, while they were dancing and drinking, spit into tubes, submitted their... Ah!

They submitted their DNA samples for testing, and the price point really dropped over the years to the point where these tests became much more accessible to the average person.

They submitted their DNA samples for testing, and the price point really dropped over the years to the point where these tests became much more accessible to the average person.

They submitted their DNA samples for testing, and the price point really dropped over the years to the point where these tests became much more accessible to the average person.

So yeah, a lot of Americans have taken these tests, and in particular, a lot of white Americans. Something like one in five Americans have taken a consumer DNA test. So it's a lot of people. And there was a study that came out a while back showing that it will be possible to identify almost 90% of Americans with European history through DNA. their cousins in genetic genealogy databases.

So yeah, a lot of Americans have taken these tests, and in particular, a lot of white Americans. Something like one in five Americans have taken a consumer DNA test. So it's a lot of people. And there was a study that came out a while back showing that it will be possible to identify almost 90% of Americans with European history through DNA. their cousins in genetic genealogy databases.

So yeah, a lot of Americans have taken these tests, and in particular, a lot of white Americans. Something like one in five Americans have taken a consumer DNA test. So it's a lot of people. And there was a study that came out a while back showing that it will be possible to identify almost 90% of Americans with European history through DNA. their cousins in genetic genealogy databases.

So what that means is that even if you personally haven't taken a DNA test, somebody in your family or extended family probably has, and you could be identified in that way.

So what that means is that even if you personally haven't taken a DNA test, somebody in your family or extended family probably has, and you could be identified in that way.