MyHeritage DNA helps millions of people discover their past using sophisticated matching technologies, a huge database filled with international historical records, and at-home, easy-to-use DNA ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. Imagine opening a birthday gift DNA kit and discovering you're entitled to ...

Genetic testing company 23andMe announced on Sunday that it has filed for bankruptcy due to low demand for its ancestry kits and after a 2023 data breach damaged its reputation. The company, which has ...

Once a promising company briefly valued at $6 billion, 23andMe popularized at-home DNA test kits and spawned a cottage industry of ancestry hunters and true crime sleuths. But the company could not ...

Drugmaker Regeneron Pharmaceuticals will buy genetic testing firm 23andMe for $256 million through a bankruptcy auction, the companies said Monday. Regeneron said it will comply with 23andMe’s privacy ...

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said Monday it will acquire 23andMe’s DNA testing business and most of its assets out of bankruptcy and pledged to continue offering the popular consumer service and adopt ...

The genetic DNA testing firm 23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Sunday, leaving many customers wondering how their data will be protected. The bankruptcy filing comes as the company has struggled ...

Anne Wojcicki is set to regain control of 23andMe after a $305 million bid from a nonprofit she controls topped Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ offer for the DNA-testing company in a bankruptcy auction.

Evanston’s Reparations Committee discussed a potential partnership reconstructing African ancestry with DNA testing Thursday. The committee welcomed LaKisha David, an assistant professor of ...

The ConnecteDNA study is funded by UKRI ESRC ES/V002430/1 The ConnecteDNA project was study by the UKRI ESRC ES/V002430/1. The accessibility of at-home DNA testing means that practically anyone can ...

SEBASTOPOL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LeafWorks, a trailblazing botanical genomics and testing company for natural products, today announced the release of its latest innovation: a suite of ...

23andMe, which sold saliva collection kits to consumers wanting insight into their genetic background, filed for bankruptcy in March 2025. The company has now agreed to sell its data bank to Regeneron ...