When you consent to research, you can participate by answering online survey questions. This helps 23andMe crowdsource billions of data points. The data (which is stripped of personally identifiable information) is then studied by our scientists – often in collaboration with researchers at academic institutions, other companies, nonprofits and organizations/centers like the National Institutes of Health – resulting in scientific discoveries. We also use this data as we work to discover novel treatments for patients with unmet medical needs.