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23andMe Bankruptcy Leaves Troves of Genetic Data at Risk
What 23andMe Bankruptcy Means for Your Genetic Privacy The bankruptcy of 23andMe highlights a lack of protections for genetic privacy in the U.S. By Allison Parshall edited by Jeanna Bryner 23andMe headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. The direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy. This means that the fate of its assets—including the genetic…
Genetic Testing Is a Gift. But It Shouldn’t be a Present
Opinion Genetic Testing Is a Gift. But It Shouldn’t be a Present Think twice before giving direct-to-consumer genetic testing kits to friends and loved ones By Adina Wise edited by Daniel Vergano When the results came in, she opened them eagerly and was immediately confronted, not with information about her heritage, but with an offer:…