Many 23andMe customers signed up to the genetic testing service in hopes of learning fun or interesting information about their past. But consumer advocates are now urging those users to request the ...

DNA testing service 23andMe has undergone serious upheaval in recent months, creating concerns for the 15 million customers who entrusted the company with their personal biological information. After ...

The bankruptcy filing by 23andMe — the company behind the first at-home DNA ancestry kit — has prompted a scramble for answers regarding the fate of users' most personal information and whether they ...

Berlin (dpa) — Deleting something on a computer doesn't mean it's actually gone, even when you've emptied the recycle bin. Deleted files can often be easily retrieved with special programs. Data is ...

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 unprofitable, The ...

The genetic testing company 23andMe, best known for allowing people to trace their ancestry with an at-home kit, has been struggling financially for months. So when the California biotech firm ...

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