‘There are no serious safeguards': can 23andMe be trusted with our DNA?
23andMe (ME) The Guardian·2024-02-18 01:00
What’s next for 23andMe? Most people know the biotech company as a genetic testing service. Stories of people sending their cheek swabs off in the mail only to discover that a parent who raised them wasn’t their biological one have become a kind of millennial horror genre. Of course, most 23andMe experiences aren’t that dramatic: the company says over 14 million people have used the service in hopes of learning more about their ancestry.But this month, 23andMe revealed it is facing major financial troubles, ...