MyHeritage = trip to the post office? (German, population, typical, grandmother)
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If spit is considered a biohazard, what happens to all of those envelopes sealed with it?
Exactly what I was thinking. But again, I assume they are dried up by the time they are mailed. Yuck. I actually did think about this conundrum when sending my tube of spit! Gross.
Thanks everyone, I will take it to the post office tomorrow.
Probably your best bet. I threw a few stamps on mine and put it in my mailbox. I was shocked they don't include shipping but can't complain since mine was a free test.
I just went to the Post Office. The MyHeritage package is considered a "parcel" which they weighed and assigned a tracking number to. Total cost for me was $3.50.
I just went to the Post Office. The MyHeritage package is considered a "parcel" which they weighed and assigned a tracking number to. Total cost for me was $3.50.
Thanks for letting us know. Have they said how long processing takes these days?
Thanks for letting us know. Have they said how long processing takes these days?
The package should arrive by Friday according to the post office. MyHeritage is saying the standard 4 week (give or take) wait time before the results are ready. This is the first time I have used them for the actual DNA test, and will let everyone how long it takes.
Ancestry took 6-8 weeks on my last submission to them....although the couple before were about 4 weeks.
My most recent saliva samples were placed in a plastic bag which was then placed in a padded envelope and mailed to the genetic department of a state university for global distribution. In this particular instance, the samples were not for ancestry services but for medical research.
(My PCP remarked that I may be the next Henrietta Lacks, another Baltimore native. )
Anyway, my point is that the university's instructions for safely returning the saliva filled test tubes undoubtedly followed postal regulations.
Got the results back today. About 23 day turnaround time.
Would you like to share what you found out? Don't have to but it would be nice.
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