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, the ...

Weizmann Institute study finds genetics may account for about 50 percent of human lifespan, more than double previous estimates.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Faulty genes can be passed down from parent to child but it doesn’t necessarily mean the child will develop cancer, just that they ...

PHOENIX — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is worried that the recent bankruptcy of 23andMe will put people’s private genetic information at risk. “Arizona law allows consumers to take control of ...

On a special episode (first released on April 16, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: The recent bankruptcy of genetic testing firm 23andMe has raised alarm bells for privacy advocates and consumers worried ...

With Sunday’s announcement by genetic testing firm 23andMe that it has filed for bankruptcy, customers of the site may be wondering what will happen to their data and what, if anything, they can or ...