How It Works
Every gift is a symbolic dedication — a beautiful way to celebrate someone through real biology. It starts with a choice: gift a meaningful human gene, gift a famous creature's signature gene, or own a genome parcel from one of many genomes.
Three Ways to Begin
Gift a Human Gene
Browse all 23 pairs of human chromosomes and choose a gene with real, human meaning — bonding (OXTR), strength (ACTN3), language (FOXP2) and hundreds more. Pick the one whose story fits the person.
Gift a Human GeneGift a Signature Gene
Every creature has a signature gene — the tardigrade's Dsup for surviving the impossible, the elephant's LIF6 that fights cancer, the axolotl's power to regenerate. Gift a famous animal's defining gene, matched to the person it fits.
Explore Signature GenesOwn a Genome Parcel FOREVER
Claim a permanent parcel from one of many genomes — the human code, your dog or cat, a redwood, a woolly mammoth, even a mythical creature. Collect for yourself or dedicate forever in someone's name.
Own a Genome ParcelThe genome is a whole country. A gene is a landmark everyone knows — Mount Everest, Pikes Peak — and gifting one names that landmark in someone's honor. A genome parcel is the deed to your own 40 acres: a unique piece of the map, registered forever in one name. A gene is a meaning you give; a parcel is a place you keep. Learn more →
What a Dedication Can Say
The gift is the gene — but the heart of it is what you write. Here are a few of the moments a dedication can hold:
For a birthday
Sunflower gene
“For always turning toward the light, no matter what. Happy birthday, Mom.”
Cancer-free
TP53 · the Guardian gene
“The guardian gene, for the strongest person I know. Cancer-free — and still showing us all how to fight. So proud of you.”
A new baby
OXTR · the Bonding gene
“Welcome to the world, little one. The bonding gene — because from your very first breath, you were already so loved.”
Whatever the moment, your words are what turn a gene into a gift.
Not sure which genome? Give a Parcel Gift Card and let them choose →
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