When we first wrote this article, it compared 23andMe and Ancestry. Since then, 23andMe has experienced a data breach, a subsequent lawsuit, board members' resignations and layoffs amidst financial ...

It’s natural to be curious about our ancestry. Finding out about the people who came before us can help us understand ourselves and our genetics – and even connect us with long lost relatives. So it ...

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing has rapidly grown in popularity, offering people insights into their ancestry, health risks, and family history. However, the DNA you provide holds significant ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anisha Sircar is a journalist covering tech, finance and society. UKRAINE - 2021/06/17: In this photo illustration, 23andMe logo ...

Lily Wood is forty-three years old but considers April 9, 2019, to be her “rebirth day.” That was the date she received her results from Ancestry, the direct-to-consumer DNA-testing company. A ...

But such DNA testing services also come with inherent privacy concerns, and they’re bound by few legal guidelines regulating the use of your data. The ramifications of sharing your DNA with for-profit ...

23andMe, the company whose mail-in self-testing kits became synonymous with DNA testing, is filing for bankruptcy. Anne Wojcicki, who co-founded 23andMe in 2006, is stepping down as CEO as the company ...

In 2014, Aldo de Pape worked for one of the largest medical journal publishers in the world — helping startups make research results more accessible by creating ways to upload findings online. “We ...

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 ...