# 23andMe is getting more specific with its DNA ancestry tests, adding 120 new regions !! by wilson76

dnaancestrytest · @wilson76 · Mar 3 '18

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# 23andMe is getting more specific with its DNA ancestry tests, adding 120 new regions !!

It says it's "confident" in its machine learning algorithm to distinguish whether a user is from say, Russia or Poland.

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Any of the 5 million people who've gotten a home DNA test from Alphabet-backed 23andMe will learn a lot more about their origins this week.

 Smith said 23andMe has efforts underway to rectify that, such as its African Genetics Project that is designed to recruit people from sub-Saharan Africa.*[more details click here](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/28/23andme-adds-120-new-regions-to-its-ancestry-test.html)*

## Christina Farr | [@chrissyfarr](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/28/23andme-adds-120-new-regions-to-its-ancestry-test.html)
*Reporter for CNBC.com*

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