what does 23andme do
23andMe is a privately held personal genomics and biotechnology company based in Mountain View, California. The company is named for the 23 pairs of chromosomes in a normal human cell.ustomers provide a saliva testing sample that is partially SNP genotyped and results are posted online. In 2008, when the company was offering estimates of predisposition for more than 90 traits and conditions ranging from baldness to blindness, Time magazine named the product Invention of the Year.