State attorneys general are seeking a ruling in 23andMe’s bankruptcy that the DNA-testing firm needs explicit consent from customers before transferring their genetic data to another company.

you're likely one of millions who have submitted their genetic code to the company. But what if you want to take it back? Here’s how to permanently delete your DNA data from 23andMe, ensuring ...

DNA has been used for years to store data, but encoding information into the molecule is painstaking work. Now, researchers have drastically sped it up by mimicking a natural biological process ...

Some states, such as California, give consumers additional genetic-privacy rights and might allow DNA data to be deleted ahead ... hiding within its code secrets that would help each and every ...

Is my DNA data safe? In a post about the Chapter 11 process ... And you just can’t do that with your genetic code.” 23andMe says it does not share information with health insurance companies ...

For customers who provided DNA samples with the promise of learning ... Taking these steps now ensures your most personal data—the genetic code that makes you who you are—doesn't end up ...

Republican senators John Cornyn and Chuck Grassley and Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar are rolling out a bipartisan measure to protect sensitive genetic data in response to privacy concerns sparked by 23andMe's bankruptcy,

It is capable of constructing a million different sequences of DNA at the same time. Twist is now working on a chip that can code three orders of magnitude more data, according to Emily Leproust, ...