I am sure you heard of 23andMe. It’s a personal genomics and biotechnology company that provides an affordable genetic testing service. The name of the company comes from the 23 pairs of chromosomes we all have.
Their basic kit, called “Welcome to you,” can tell you a lot about who you are and where you come from.
The testing process is simple — you send 23andMe a sample of your saliva, and a couple of weeks later, you receive a report containing a lot of cool stuff.
For starters, there’s your ancestry (who knew that you were 0.1 Peruvian and a tiny bit Neanderthal, too?!). Then, you also get to find out where those beautiful eyes of yours come from, why you’re prone to gaining fat in the waist area (I feel you!), and where your cilantro taste aversion originates from.
Invisible in plain sight
While your hereditary material is invisible and can only be discovered via genetic testing, you are its visible embodiment. The color of your eyes, your body type, and some of your food preferences are all observable manifestations of your genome.
