The Slippery Slope of DNA Testing
I first read about 23andMe offering a DNA test (v1) in 2007. I was interested in knowing more about my genetics for health reasons but the $999 price tag was way beyond my budget. In Sept. 2008 they dropped their price to $399 and increased the number of genealogical SNPs (v2) that they tested. That was still too pricey, but it got me to thinking about using DNA testing for genealogy research. In May 2009 they dropped the price to $299. Still…