DNA Testing Kits: Buying Advice, Tips, and News

Ahead of a sale, only 15% of 23andMe's user base has deleted accounts. Do people not care, or are they just unaware? For those in the latter camp, here's how to ditch your account.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has agreed to buy 23andMe for $256 million and plans to continue consumer DNA testing services without interruption.

'Promises to consumers must be kept,' the FTC tells the US Trustee's office, which oversees bankruptcy cases.

According to Similarweb, 23andMe.com saw its largest traffic spike in two years on Monday as news of the DNA test kit company's bankruptcy broke.

23andMe says any buyer must comply with its consumer privacy policy, but there's no telling who will buy the company and the DNA data it's collected on 15 million people.

A $35 million loan will keep 23andMe operating, and it's not changing its data policies. But the company's goal is to sell itself to the highest bidder. Here's how to delete your data.

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The DNA testing kit company is also discontinuing new developments to its therapeutics program, which has been focused on using customers’ DNA data to aid in drug discovery. 

After 23andMe’s board of directors resigns, the president of encrypted messaging app Signal joins other security experts in urging 23andMe users to consider deleting their data.

Genetic testing kits help you find the missing branches in your family tree, learn about migration patterns, and even reveal potential health issues. We've tested the top DNA services that deliver the information you want most.

23andMe updates its terms of service in a way that changes how the company resolves disputes with users. But customers only have 30 days to opt out via email.

23andMe says the hacker only broke into 14,000 accounts by using their passwords, but those 14,000 accounts are connected to millions of other profiles.

The hack, which provided unauthorized access to 'files containing profile information about other users’ ancestry,' impacted 0.1% of 23andMe's users worldwide.

A new email suggests the company has uncovered more accounts caught up in a hacker's effort to scrape data from the DNA testing service.

The hacker claims to have obtained data from at least 7 million 23andMe users, but the DNA company has no evidence of a breach, suggesting the issue is someone using leaked credentials.

The personal genetic DNA test kits are on sale from Amazon.

Curiosity is one of the top reasons people try at-home DNA test kits, but that's balanced by worries over who has access to such private info, a PrivacyHQ study finds.

AncestryDNA and 23andMe let you submit saliva samples so that you can learn more about your origins. We've tested both DNA services to help you peer deep into your past.

23andMe offers a trove of information about your genetics and deeper ancestry. This top DNA testing service also provides checks for genetic health risks and your carrier status for many conditions.

HomeDNA offers an extremely close look at where your ancestors lived, but it doesn't offer much else in the way of researching your past or understanding more about your genetics.