DNA testing companies that offer direct-to-consumer services, like 23andMe and AncestryDNA, tend to be a one-off for ...

Financial and security chaos at the once-pioneering genetic testing firm has intensified concerns about user data. Here's how ...

A huge data breach followed by a plummeting valuation has stoked fears of a sale of 23andMe along with all of its customers' genetic data.

Me, one of the leading direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies, is on the verge of bankruptcy, raising concerns over the privacy and security of its vast genetic data repository. Customers are ...

In what now seems like an act of reckless naivety, I bought my brother a 23andMe at-home DNA-test birthday present. Now the struggling company may sell its treasure trove of genetic data.

A data breach and full board resignation have left 23andMe's future unclear. Here's what we know and how users can delete ...

For decades, we've thought of our Neanderthal cousins as brutish, primitive beings. Second-class humans driven extinct by their own fallibility and stupidity. But as we are fast learning ...

For nearly a decade, 23andMe has been one of the most popular ... and has issued a stern warning to all companies engaged in DNA testing and related business, especially when it comes to ...

If you ever used 23andMe, you might want to consider deleting your data while you still can. The company’s financial troubles are prompting concerns about what could happen to customers’ DNA ...

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Neanderthals once roamed Eurasia, but they disappeared around the time Homo sapiens reached Europe. One big question has stumped archaeologists for decades: Who were the last Neanderthals ...

Braving the cold weather in Northern Europe required Neanderthals to have robust bodies and a facility for making fire. But did they wear clothes? Indirect evidence suggests that Neanderthals ...