Sep 12 2008

Sharing is Good

Published by ErinC at 1:59 pm under 23andMe and you, tomorrow's breakthroughs

23andMe is all about empowering you to really get to know your own DNA. But we also have tools that let you share and compare your data with family and friends.

All you need to do to share your genome with another person is send an invitation from the Genome Sharing page of your account. You’ll need a person’s username, which can be found by searching with a first name, last name, or email address.

(Only people who have added their full name to their public profiles will be searchable. If you know someone who’s signed up with 23andMe but isn’t searchable, you can just ask for his or her username directly.)

Not sure whom to share with? Why not start with 23andMe founders Anne Wojcicki and Linda Avey? Both are ready and waiting to accept your invitation to share genomes at the Basic level.

23andMe board member Esther Dyson is also willing to share. She’s accepting both Basic and Extended sharing invitations. She’d like to hear about who you are and why you’re interested in sharing. Drop her a line at edyson@boxbe.com and be sure to put 23andMe in the subject line.

At the end of this post, there’s a list of more people looking to share.

If you’re interested in sharing your genome with friends you just haven’t met yet, leave a comment here at The Spittoon. Include your full name, the level of sharing you’re comfortable with, and a little bit about yourself or what you hope to learn. And make sure to add your name to your public profile so people can find you! (While you’re at it, why not also add a profile picture so you’re not just another gray silhouette?)

  • Matt Crenson
    Basic
    “I’m looking for people who might be distantly related to me, especially on the paternal side. Unfortunately, my paternal haplogroup is the incredibly common R1b1c.”
  • Iram Mirza
    Basic
    “I’m maternal haplogroup U5, I love my Ancestry Painting, and I can’t stay up past 9 pm!”
  • Anne Holden
    Basic
    “I have a very rare maternal haplogroup (H11) and I’m really interested in finding other H11’s so we can see how our ancestries compare!”
  • Alex Coonce
    Basic
    “I’m interested in seeing the true power of sharing.”
  • Becca Ling
    Basic
    “It’s fun to compare ancestry!”
  • Andro Hsu
    Basic
    “I’m looking for fellow Asians, and for any long-lost Spanish relatives.”
  • Rachel Cohen
    Basic
    “I am interested in finding others with my maternal haplogroup, K2a2a. Specifically, I’ve heard that Ashkenazi Jews often have half identical segments on the Genome Comparison Feature. I want to see if anyone shares segments with me.”
  • Lawrence Hon
    Basic
  • Rajiv Mahadevan
    Basic
  • Erin Davis
    Basic
  • Denali Lumma
    Extended
    “I am happy to share my genetic data because it is simply what I was given at birth, not what I have made of myself. I would also be curious to see the genetic data of others willing to share.”
  • Oliver Ryan
    Extended
  • Jonathan Hansen
    Extended

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24 responses so far

24 Responses to “Sharing is Good”

  1. # Andrew.Yateson 13 Sep 2008 at 6:14 pm

    Could you implement friend messaging?

    I know it’s an easy feature to implement your python stack, and I know you employ a crack web team, and you even already have an account “inbox,” so I assume there must be some strategic reason why you don’t allow users to message each other beyond simple “other priorities.”

    But really, there’s no point in sharing data with people you don’t personally know (i.e. the 23andMe internal team) unless one may at LEAST exchange messages in-system.

    At minimum, if you have some development philosophy of culling feature-bloat, you could use craigslist-style proxy email addresses. That might appease whomever makes these sorts of web app design decisions if the answer was already “no.”

  2. # Andrew.Yateson 13 Sep 2008 at 6:21 pm

    Oh, my user name is “andrewyates,” and I’m comfortable with Extended access.

  3. # jasonbobeon 03 Oct 2008 at 10:18 am

    Username: jasonbobe

    Happy to share at extended level.

    Jason

  4. # fingernailson 21 Oct 2008 at 6:54 pm

    I’m all for a dystopian future in which everyone knows who has what stupidity genes. Count me in.

    Name: Abhinav Nellore
    Access: Extended
    What I hope to learn: Well, I’d previously hoped to learn that I’m not made of DNA, that all you guys are organic automatons, and that the teenage solipsist I used to be was on to something. Now I just want to learn more about genetics research.

  5. # the phantom skieron 23 Oct 2008 at 12:02 pm

    I’m currently happy to share with anyone at extended level.

  6. # the phantom skieron 23 Oct 2008 at 12:13 pm

    I have just realised the search feature doesn’t work for nicknames. Look under “Sloan” instead please. John

  7. # jimcmillanon 30 Oct 2008 at 6:57 pm

    search for james mcmillan, sharing extended

    I am curious about how close of a match I can get for a kidney transplant. The best so far is 87.54% similarity.

    just kidding.

  8. # Mich Glitchon 02 Nov 2008 at 8:33 am

    I want to share people with
    paternal prefix J2b1
    and maternal prefix H6a.

    I have Russian, German, Ukrainian and Polish origins.

    Any level accepted.

    The best similarity for moment is 74.46%.

  9. # Mich Glitchon 04 Nov 2008 at 8:01 am

    Search for Michael Temosh, sharing extended.

  10. # napobo3on 11 Nov 2008 at 2:57 am

    Leon Kull, sharing extended.
    Paternal: J1
    Maternal: N1b
    gMaternal: H6a

  11. # almelinaon 03 Dec 2008 at 4:36 pm

    I am willing to share.
    Maternal: H2a1
    Paternal: Not known, but of Swedish origin

    Search for Cheryl Morris. Extended sharing OK.

  12. # R1a1 J1aon 03 Dec 2008 at 11:26 pm

    I am very excited to get a glimpse at my genetic information ! I expect much greater knowledge and good, as more people on this planet join their efforts to unravel the meaning of the information in all of us.

    As my username makes it apparent, my Paternal Haplogroup is R1a1*, and my Maternal Haplogroup is J1a*

    Per current knowledge, the health conditions I am likely to develop in my lifetime are the following:

    (1) Glaucoma (due to TT at rs2165241)
    (2) Gallstones (due to AG at rs4994)
    (3) BMI over 30 (my current BMI is around 25) (due to TT at rs3751812)

    I’d be very interested to share genomes with either same/similar Haplogroup and/or any of the condition risks mentioned above.

    But I’d be also happy to share at the extended level with anyone derived from PoP & MoM 175,000 years ago.

  13. # lbrichmanon 04 Dec 2008 at 9:29 pm

    I will share basic or extended.
    Username = Scintillate

  14. # lbrichmanon 04 Dec 2008 at 9:30 pm

    See above – Search for Lindsay Richman.

  15. # rletkemanon 05 Dec 2008 at 7:01 pm

    I’m happy to share basic or extended, just search for Russell Letkeman. BTW, it’s 2 for 1 as I also have my late mother’s data as well!

    I’ve also published the data on SNPedia where you can find both our Promethease reports.

  16. # rodney jewetton 05 Dec 2008 at 10:57 pm

    I’ll share basic or extended..

    yDNA – R1b1b2a1b (slightly more up to date than 23andme’s R1b1c)
    mtDNA – V (and I don’t have 16298C)

    and according to Promethease – increased susceptibility to novelty seeking

    search for rodney or jewett

  17. # janeon 07 Dec 2008 at 12:43 pm

    I’m happy to share also and extended is ok. Search for Jane Gilbert.

    Cheers!

  18. # GhostXon 23 Dec 2008 at 8:41 am

    Sean MacGorman Powell
    search for username: GhostX
    I will share at the Basic level.
    My primary interest is genetic genealogy, particularly my Y-chromosome lineage.

  19. # meightysixon 25 Dec 2008 at 8:32 pm

    Feel free to toss a sharing invitation my way (basic/extended are fine).
    username is rnamingston

  20. # trebleon 06 Jan 2009 at 4:52 pm

    paternal J1c
    maternal H3

  21. # kabbenbockon 08 Jan 2009 at 1:14 pm

    Andrew Smith

    Maternal Haplogroup:H5a1
    Paternal Haplogroup:R1b1c
    I have Irish, Norwegian, English and French origins.

    Any level accepted.

    The best similarity I have for the moment is 74.44%.

  22. # heyjude0701on 10 Jan 2009 at 3:45 pm

    heyjude0701 (Judith Simon)

    I’ll share basic or extended

    mtDNA haplogroup HV*
    father’s Y-haplogroup is J2a2* (ISOGG J2a1b)
    father’s maternal haplogroup H*
    mother’s paternal haplogroup J1e*

    Three Ashkenazi grandparents, one Sephardic grandparent
    Recent ancestry from Latvia and Poland

  23. # geebee of bavariaon 10 Mar 2009 at 8:30 pm

    geebee of bavaria (Gary Bookhammer)

    I’d be happy to share at whatever level you’re comfortable with, basic or extended.

    Maternal Haplogroup – H1*
    Paternal Haplogroup – R1a1*

    my father is of mainly of German descent, with some Scot-Irish; my mother is German/Alsatian on her father’s side, and Catalan/Alsatian/French/Irish/Swiss — and a tiny bit of Choctaw — on her mother’s side.

  24. # fourfolkson 25 Jun 2009 at 6:31 pm

    I’d be happy to share at the basic or extended level.

    Pat Hap: R1b1b2a1a2f
    Mat Hap: W1c I haven’t found another W1c yet…

    Search for Samuel Johnston

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