He was born in Lublin in Poland in January 1944. His family are Sinti, a Romani people. The entire family were deported from Trier in Germany to camps in German-occupied Poland in 1940.

DNA submitted by users to the genealogy company 23andMe will remain private for now, with CEO Anne Wojcicki saying she no longer wants a third-party acquisition of the company. The company is ...

If you ever used 23andMe, you might want to consider deleting your data while you still can. The company’s financial troubles are prompting concerns about what could happen to customers’ DNA ...

After 23andMe’s board of directors resigns, the president of encrypted messaging app Signal joins other security experts in urging 23andMe users to consider deleting their data.

Last month, Chenedy Wiles finally got around to it. The 27-year-old traveling nurse spit into a tube and mailed it to 23andMe, where the genetic testing company’s lab examined her DNA and generated a ...

Kristen V. Brown, a staff writer at The Atlantic, joins host Lisa Dent to discuss the concerns and issues with 23andMe on the verge of bankruptcy and collapse. What does that mean for their customers ...

For the average person looking to dig into their genetics and traits, 23andMe is the best DNA test. With 23andMe, you get a well-rounded view of your DNA, with health, ancestry and trait information.

DNA might contain health information, but unlike a doctor’s office, 23andMe is not bound by the health-privacy law HIPAA. And the company’s privacy policies make clear that in the event of a ...

In October 2023, 23andMe experienced a credential stuffing attack, a type of breach where attackers use previously stolen login credentials from unrelated websites to gain access to accounts. This ...

The genetic testing company 23andMe went from biotech superstar to the brink of collapse. Its most valuable asset might be its DNA data. NPR's Bobby Allyn reports on what might happen to the ...