DNA testing and genealogy companies are stepping up user account security by mandating the use of two-factor authentication, following the theft of millions of user records from DNA genetic testing ...

The founder of 23andMe Research Institute wants to reach 100 million users, an ambitious goal after the seller of DNA testing kits emerged from bankruptcy as a nonprofit. 23andMe has the DNA of about ...

23andMe says the filing will not change its policies for managing customer data. On Sunday, consumer DNA testing service 23andMe announced it was filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Under the ...

Me's nonprofit shift puts Anne Wojcicki's DNA research ambitions back in focus after a $305 million asset auction.

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.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals will acquire embattled DNA testing company 23andMe in a $256 million court-supervised sale, promising to honor existing privacy protections and continue consumer services ...

Capping off a dire run of bad news in the last year, 23andMe announced this week that it will be acquired by the pharmaceutical company, Regeneron. While this turn of events might not be the ...

A nonprofit controlled by Anne Wojcicki, former chief executive of 23andMe, has won the bidding process to buy the bankrupt genetic testing company. If approved by the court, the sale would put ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A saliva collection kit for DNA testing with 23andMe. (ERIC BARADAT / AFP via Getty Images) Dozens of states have filed a joint ...

Tarrytown-based Regeneron would acquire 23andMe for $256 million under the deal that is pending approval by bankruptcy court and regulators. New York-based biotech giant Regeneron Pharmaceuticals ...

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Following a data breach and bankruptcy, genetic testing service 23andMe will soon be in different hands. On Monday, biotechnology company Regeneron announced that it won the top bid in a bankruptcy ...