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23andMe users are worried about what might happen to their data. Here's what the company says.

Fri, 10/11/2024 - 06:16

Tech Insider

23andMe headquarters — Whoever owns 23andMe next might have access millions of users' data.
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Tech, 23andMe, data, anne-wojcicki, dna

Why the Batteries in Your Body’s Cells Only Come From Mom and Why It Matters

Thu, 10/10/2024 - 05:00

Gizmodo

health, dna, Genetics, mitochondria

23andMe is floundering. Here is how to delete your data.

Sun, 10/06/2024 - 17:06

Tech Insider

A 23andme DNA test kit. — 23andMe has navigated several obstacles in recent years, triggering concern from consumers.
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health, Tech, dna, 23andMe, genealogy, Cybersecurity, lawsuit

Humans and Neanderthals only had sex for a brief period, but it still fundamentally changed our DNA

Fri, 06/07/2024 - 12:25

Tech Insider

A girl looks through a replica of a Neanderthal skull — Humans have Neanderthal DNA as a result of interbreeding tens of thousands of years ago.
Nikola Solic/Reuters

Science, Neanderthals, human-ancestor, human-genome, dna

23andMe's business is basically worthless. Its CEO now wants to buy it.

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 12:57

Tech Insider

Anne Wojcicki attends the 2024 Breakthrough Prize Awards. — Anne Wojcicki, the CEO of 23andme, announced plans to buy the company and take it private.
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News, 23andMe, anne-wojcicki, dna

Unmarked Remains in West Virginia Are Actually George Washington's Descendants

Thu, 03/28/2024 - 14:05

Gizmodo

Twenty-five years ago, a team of researchers excavated a cemetery in West Virginia hoping to find George Washington’s little brother. Five graves were unearthed, and after testing small bones retrieved from these burial sites, tentative identities have been assigned. A new DNA analysis has now certified three sets of…

George Washington, martha washington, lucy payne, dolley madison, samuels, james madison, james

An ‘RNA World’ Could Have Kickstarted Life on Earth

Wed, 03/06/2024 - 09:10

Gizmodo

Researchers seeking to understand how life may have emerged from Earth’s primordial soup have found an interesting behavior of ribonucleic acid (RNA), which they suggest could have given way to RNA-based life.