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23andMe is more than just an ancestry test. It's a genetic health screening that can help you spot health problems before they begin.

Spot Medical Problems Before They Begin With Genetic Health Testing From 23andMe

23andme's Health + Ancestry Service will help you be the best advocate for your future health.

"What the Chinese government is doing should be a warning to everybody who kind of goes along happily thinking, 'How could anyone be worried about these technologies?'"

China is using blood from minorities for genetic research

Genetic Surveillance

China is taking DNA samples from its persecuted Uigher population to develop a troubling new form of genetic surveillance.

China Is Using Blood From Minorities For Genetic Research

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/business/china-dna-uighurs-xinjiang.html">China Uses DNA to Map Faces, With Help From the West</a> [The New York Times]

More on China: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/professor-us-surveillance-state-china">Professor: US Surveillance State Is a lot Like China&#8217;s</a>

Genetics

The country is taking DNA from its persecuted Uigher population.

Don't leave your health to chance. Learn what your genes have in store.

Learn about your past and take control of your future with 23andMe Health + Ancestry

The 23andMe Health + Ancestry test kit explores your DNA to give you valuable insights into your health, traits and ancestry.

Learn About Your Past and Take Control of Your Future With 23andMe Health + Ancestry

Find out what your genes say about your health, traits, and ancestors.

Using DNA test results, this company makes customized vitamins specifically for you

Based on the results of your own DNA test, Rootine will personalize a custom blend of vitimans that are tailored to meet your body's specific needs.

Using DNA Test Results, This Company Makes Customized Vitamins Specifically For You

Rootine gives you the vitamins your body needs, and nothing else.

"No one wants to wake up to learn the terms of use changed by press release."

A DNA testing company gave its data to the FBI

Come On In

Family Tree DNA, recently celebrated as the most privacy-minded consumer DNA testing company, is now granting database access to the FBI.

This DNA Testing Company Gave Its Data to the FBI

Do you want cops poking around your genetic data?

Four genetic tests that will unlock your DNA while respecting your privacy

These DNA testing companies can tell you a lot about your genetic history. But what's the best way to make sure your DNA info will stay private?

Four Genetic Tests That Will Unlock Your DNA While Respecting Your Privacy

Keep control of your chromosomes.

Health & Medicine

SONG OF MY PEOPLE Family tree database Ancestry announced this weekend that it’s teaming up with music streaming service Spotify for an unusual offering. Provide the results of your AncestryDNA test, and Spotify will provide a “mix of music, inspired by your origins,” according to a press release. It’s a cute idea. But handing over your […]

Spotify Will Make a Playlist Based on Your DNA

This is a collaboration we could do without.

They really don't want to destroy your sample.

Think deleting your Facebook profile is hard? Try deleting your genomic data

Once shared with an at-home DNA testing company, your genomic data is, more or less, out of your hands.

Think Deleting Your Facebook Profile Is Hard? Try Deleting Your Genomic Data

You can’t un-spit into that test tube.

Think Deleting Your Facebook Profile Is Hard? Try Deleting Your Genomic Data.

This "DNA app store" may take advantage of consumers' scant knowledge of how genetics actually works.

DNA marketplace Helix will offer tests for serious diseases. 23andMe is about to get some serious competition.

A company called Helix is offering an "app store" style of genetic testing that may take advantage of consumers' scant knowledge of how DNA works.

DNA Marketplace Helix Will Offer Tests For Serious Diseases. 23andMe Is About to Get Some Serious Competition.

With Helix's business model, they don't have to get new customers if the same ones keep buying new tests. 

The country already has nationalized healthcare. Soon all citizens will get free health advice based on their genetics, too.

Estonia to offer free genetic testing, and other nations may follow

The nation of Estonia is establishing a program that provides both free genetic testing and health advice to all citizens based on their results.

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