Thank you for your feedback. Ancestry Composition has the ability to assign pieces of your DNA at several geographic scales, according to where these pieces of DNA are found to be common throughout the world. For example, one piece of DNA might be found only in Italian people, so we can with some confidence call this DNA "Italian". Another piece of DNA might be found with some frequency in populations within Italian, Balkan, Sardinian, and Iberian ancestry. Instead of choosing arbitrarily from among these regions, Ancestry Composition will label these pieces “Broadly Southern European."

If a piece of DNA is found all over Europe, but not outside Europe, Ancestry Composition will label that DNA “Broadly European." Pieces of DNA found in multiple widespread regions, such as Europe, the Near East, and Asia, will be labeled “Unassigned.”

At 23andMe we strive to keep pace with the current science and keep our customers up to date on new findings. We cannot predict when we may be able to update our reference populations or the results you received, but an announcement would likely be made in the Forums or on our blog.

Thank you for your feedback. The 23andMe Health + Ancestry Service provides both health and ancestry information in a single service for a single price and is the first and only genetic service available directly to you that includes reports that meet FDA standards. You receive 65+ personalized genetic reports to help you understand what your DNA says about your health, traits and ancestry.

You can preview a full list of available reports here: https://www.23andme.com/dna-health-ancestry/

Thank you for your feedback. In your Neanderthal Ancestry report, you can review the traits that may be influenced by your Neanderthal markers. Scientists at 23andMe have identified associations between specific Neanderthal markers and certain physical traits. For example, Neanderthals variants are known to contribute to straighter hair, sneezing after eating dark chocolate, less back hair, and height.