Amid financial challenges, DNA testing company 23andMe is reportedly exploring a potential sale, which could place the genetic data of over 15 million customers in the hands of new ownership.

She has been working in journalism for seven years. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty For the last decade, 23andMe has been known worldwide for offering genetic testing, ancestry tracing and ...

In 2008, Time magazine named genetic testing company 23andMe and its at-home DNA testing kit the Invention of the Year. Eventually, about 15 million people signed up for it. Sixteen years later ...

23andMe, a genetic-testing and ancestry-tracing company, collects the most personal kind of data from its customers: their DNA. Now, after a data breach in late 2023 and a full board resignation ...

Americans curious about their ancestry likely paid for a DNA test through 23andMe. 23andMe is on the brink of a financial collapse. The company – founded in 2006 – is now considered ...

“But it’s not just a piece of paper, it’s kind of you.” Along with speaking to Trujillo, SFGATE dug into 23andMe’s privacy policy, to see what the company’s worried customers are facin ...

If you've taken a 23andMe DNA test, you're likely one of millions who have submitted their genetic code to the company. But what if you want to take it back? Here’s how to permanently delete ...

23andMe, the troubled genomics company, has been in a downward spiral ever since it suffered a data breach last year. The company, which is headed by Sergei Brin’s ex-wife, Anne Wojcicki, has ...

23andMe's future is uncertain amid potential acquisition talks. The company has faced a data breach and board resignations. Some have called for users to delete data out of concern policies may ...

MIT Technology Review's How To series helps you get things done. Things aren’t looking good for 23andMe. The consumer DNA testing company recently parted ways with all its board members but ...