23andMe
E72091
23andMe is a personal genomics and biotechnology company best known for providing direct-to-consumer DNA testing and ancestry analysis services.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 23andMe canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T575700 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 23andMe Context triple: [Neal Mohan, boardMemberOf, 23andMe]
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A.
Anne Wojcicki
Anne Wojcicki is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the personal genomics and biotechnology company 23andMe.
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B.
Center for Applied Genomics
The Center for Applied Genomics is a major pediatric genomics research institute specializing in identifying genetic factors underlying childhood diseases and advancing precision medicine.
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C.
National Human Genome Research Institute
The National Human Genome Research Institute is a U.S. government biomedical research organization that leads and funds research on the structure, function, and impact of the human genome.
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D.
Human Genome Project
The Human Genome Project was an international scientific research initiative that successfully mapped and sequenced the entire human DNA genome, revolutionizing genetics and biomedical research.
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E.
Seedley
Seedley is a residential district within the city of Salford in Greater Manchester, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 23andMe Target entity description: 23andMe is a personal genomics and biotechnology company best known for providing direct-to-consumer DNA testing and ancestry analysis services.
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A.
Anne Wojcicki
Anne Wojcicki is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the personal genomics and biotechnology company 23andMe.
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B.
Center for Applied Genomics
The Center for Applied Genomics is a major pediatric genomics research institute specializing in identifying genetic factors underlying childhood diseases and advancing precision medicine.
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C.
National Human Genome Research Institute
The National Human Genome Research Institute is a U.S. government biomedical research organization that leads and funds research on the structure, function, and impact of the human genome.
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D.
Human Genome Project
The Human Genome Project was an international scientific research initiative that successfully mapped and sequenced the entire human DNA genome, revolutionizing genetics and biomedical research.
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E.
Seedley
Seedley is a residential district within the city of Salford in Greater Manchester, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biotechnology company
ⓘ
direct-to-consumer genetic testing company ⓘ personal genomics company ⓘ |
| analyzes |
Y-chromosome DNA
ⓘ
autosomal DNA ⓘ mitochondrial DNA ⓘ |
| businessModel |
data-driven research partnerships
ⓘ
subscription and one-time test fees ⓘ |
| collects |
genetic data from customers
ⓘ
self-reported health information ⓘ |
| competitor |
AncestryDNA
ⓘ
FamilyTreeDNA ⓘ MyHeritage DNA ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| foundedBy |
Anne Wojcicki
ⓘ
Linda Avey ⓘ Paul Cusenza ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 2006 ⓘ |
| hasPrivacyPolicy | customer data opt-in for research ⓘ |
| hasServiceArea |
Canada
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
parts of Europe ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| headquartersLocation |
Silicon Valley
ⓘ
Sunnyvale, California ⓘ
linked to:
Sunnyvale, California, United States
|
| industry |
biotechnology
ⓘ
genetic testing ⓘ healthcare ⓘ personal genomics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing consumer genetic testing
ⓘ
providing health risk reports based on genetic variants ⓘ providing online ancestry composition reports ⓘ |
| offers |
ancestry analysis services
ⓘ
carrier status reports ⓘ direct-to-consumer DNA testing ⓘ health-related genetic reports ⓘ pharmacogenetics-related insights ⓘ traits reports ⓘ |
| providesAccessVia |
mobile applications
ⓘ
web interface ⓘ |
| regulatoryBody |
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
ⓘ
linked to:
Food and Drug Administration
|
| targetCustomer |
consumers
ⓘ
individuals interested in ancestry ⓘ individuals interested in health-related genetics ⓘ |
| uses | saliva-based DNA collection kits ⓘ |
| usesDataFor |
genetic research
ⓘ
pharmaceutical research collaborations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: 23andMe Description of subject: 23andMe is a personal genomics and biotechnology company best known for providing direct-to-consumer DNA testing and ancestry analysis services.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.