Why Ancestry Is the Best DNA Test Kit in 2025

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 ... Read More

23andMe or AncestryDNA: Picking the best DNA testing kit

Direct-to-consumer genetic testing now a booming industry—and it’s easy to see why. A simple swap of the inside of your mouth can provide you with insights into your ethnicity, health, and long-lost ... Read More

Your DNA Is Not a Product: Why the 23andMe Collapse Should Alarm Everyone

Angela Giampolo of Giampolo Law Group in Philadelphia. When Blackstone Group acquired a majority stake in Ancestry.com for $4.7 billion in 2020, headlines focused on consumer tech. But behind the ... Read More

Can I Delete My 23andMe DNA? Everything to Know as the Genetics Company Gets a New Owner

Capping off a dire run of bad news in the last year, 23andMe announced last week that it will be acquired, in a new twist, by a nonprofit called TTAM Research Institute led by 23andMe co-founder Anne ... Read More

23andMe sells gene-testing business to DNA drug maker Regeneron

Bankrupt genetic-testing firm 23andMe agreed to sell its data bank, which once contained DNA samples from about 15 million people, to the drug developer Regeneron Pharmaceuticals for $256 million. The ... Read More

Timeline: 23andMe’s Journey From DNA Testing Pioneer to Bankruptcy Sale

Drugmaker Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is acquiring majority assets of bankrupt genetic testing firm 23andMe Holding for $256 million. The once-sizzling DNA-testing startup filed for bankruptcy in March, ... Read More