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A number of genetic testing companies, including 23andMe and Ancestry, have signed onto a set of guidelines that aim to address consumer privacy concerns, the Washington Post reports. The privacy best practices, drafted alongside the Future of Privacy Forum, state that companies should acquire “separate express consent” from customers before handing over their individual-level information […]
Go shopping for DNA testing kits, fancy robot vacuums, gaming hardware and software, and more this weekend. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a974dae9308984e64053195/master/pass/04-Amazon-Echo-Show-SOURCE-Amazon-(From-Wired).jpg
The consumer genetics company is opening its data set to some researchers—and recruiting others to make that data set more robust in the first place. https://media.wired.com/photos/5afe18b63fe898015baf3037/master/pass/dna-478186935.jpg
To date, 23andMe’s Ancestry Composition report could trace your genetic roots back to 31 populations. That’s decent, but not exactly the most accurate representation of your lineage. It could soon be more accurate, however. The company is updating its methods to trace ancestry back to 120 more populations, for a total of 151. If you […]
Hollis Johnson I tried DNA tests from 23andMe, Ancestry, and National Geographic to learn about my family’s history and my health The tests vary in terms of what information they provide and how precise they are Determine which test to try depends on what you hope to learn I’ve sent my spit off for more genetics tests than anyone else I […]
Kimberly White/Getty Images for Vanity Fair In a New York Times profile, Silicon Valley royalty Anne Wojcicki talked about her career, her marriage to Google cofounder Sergey Brin, and how she raises her children. The founder of billion-dollar personal genomics company 23andme tries to keep herself and her kids grounded. She says she cuts her kids’ hair, makes them […]
Flickr / Thomas Hawk 23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki says ex-husband Sergey Brin wears strange shoes because he is creative. The story, written by Times columnist Maureen Dowd, is featured in the Times’ style section and details Wojcicki’s past high-profile relationships with Google co-founder Sergey Brin and Major League Baseball player Alex Rodriguez. Anne Wojcicki, the chief […]
