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The consumer-genomics company 23andMe just sold its biobank of customer genetic data to drugmaker Regeneron for $256 million.
DNA

Bankrupt 23andMe Just Sold Off All Your DNA Data

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

As Nature reports, consumer-genomics company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy — and legal permission to auction off all of that data.
Gene Editing

23andMe Is Selling All Your Data, in Largest Sale of Genomes in History

By Victor Tangermann

Genetics firm 23andMe, maker of the once-popular take-home DNA testing kits, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, casting a looming shadow.
Gene Editing

23andMe Is Crumbling, and That Means Your Genetic Data Is Blowing in the Breeze

By Victor Tangermann

In the year since its hack, 23andMe has lost all of its value and most of its governing board — and somehow, things just keep getting worse.
DNA

As 23andMe Crumbles, It Ceases All Efforts to Develop Drugs Using DNA Data

By Noor Al-Sibai

23andMe is on the brink of bankruptcy. Legal scholars are concerned about the possible data privacy implications.
DNA

As 23andMe Slides Into Bankruptcy, Your DNA Hangs in the Balance

By Victor Tangermann

Nearly the entire board of directors for 23andMe has resigned — a move that apparently was news to its overly-optimistic chief executive.
Gene Editing

Every Member of 23andMe’s Board Except the CEO Just Resigned in Disgust

By Noor Al-Sibai

The consumer genome sequencing company 23andMe is a sinking ship – and their CEO is on the deck, playing the violin.
Gene Editing

23andMe CEO Says Company Is Doing Fine Despite Losing 93% of Stock Value

By Noor Al-Sibai

Direct-to-consumer DNA testing company 23andMe could soon run out of money after burning through over a billion dollars in cash.
Gene Editing

23andMe Has Lost Billions, Almost Worthless Now

By Victor Tangermann

The holiday season means presents galore  — but in the case of at-home DNA tests, some gifts may be better left unopened.
Gene Editing

DNA Tests Are a Fun Holiday Gift… Unless They Reveal a Horrifying Secret

By Noor Al-Sibai

Hackers accessed user data from almost 7 million people from the commercial genetic testing company 23andMe.
Developments

Oops! 23andMe Admits Hackers Stole 7 Million Customers’ Genetic Data

By Sharon Adarlo

The consumer DNA kit company 23andMe has acknowledged that hackers had gained access to user accounts, but we have lots of questions.
DNA

Hackers Selling Stolen Customer DNA Data From 23AndMe

By Noor Al-Sibai

DNA tests promise to detail customers' ancestry — but in some cases, what the companies report is far more surprising than expected.
Gene Editing

DNA Tests Have a Nasty Side Effect: Discovering Your Parents’ Secrets

By Noor Al-Sibai

23andMe released a massive study that traced and revealed new apsects of the transatlantic slave trade through genetic ancestry reports.
Studies

23andMe Releases Devastating Analysis of Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

By Dan Robitzski

Declining sales are forcing DNA testing company 23andMe to lay off about 100 people, approximately 14 percent of its workforce.
DNA

As DNA Test Sales Plummet, 23andMe Lays off 100 Workers

By Kristin Houser

23Mofang, a Chinese DNA test startup offering similar reports to 23andMe, makes scientifically-questionable claims in its results, raising privacy concerns.
Gene Editing

Chinese 23andMe Knockoff Gives Different Results From 23andMe

By Dan Robitzski

Popular at-home DNA testing company 23andMe just opened its first store, a pop-up retail shop at Santa Clara's Westfield Valley Fair mall.
Gene Editing

23andMe Just Opened a Pop-Up Shop in a Mall

By Kristin Houser