Black Representation in Genetic Research Study

23andMe scientists recently shared some encouraging preliminary findings with participants in our Black Representation in Genetic Research study. The study is meant to help accelerate scientific discoveries and medical insights…

23andMe’s CEO and Cofounder Anne Wojcicki announced that the company agreed to acquire the telemedicine company Lemonaid Health, a move that marks another step in making personalized healthcare a reality and furthers the company’s mission to help people access, understand, and benefit from the human genome.

A new 23andMe+ report looks at the genetics around severe acne, a condition that can leave both literal and emotional scars.

Wayne Eskridge CEO of the Fatty Liver Foundation wants to raise awareness about fatty liver disease, and help people make changes toward better health.

This month Comparably included 23andMe on its list of large businesses with the Best Company Work-Life Balance in 2021. The ranking comes from 23andMe employees who submitted anonymous reviews.

After learning she had a BRCA variant that put her at higher risk for breast and ovarian cancer, Jenn took action.

23andMe scientists recently shared some encouraging preliminary findings with participants in our Black Representation in Genetic Research study. The study is meant to help accelerate scientific discoveries and medical insights…

23andMe’s CEO and Cofounder Anne Wojcicki announced that the company agreed to acquire the telemedicine company Lemonaid Health, a move that marks another step in making personalized healthcare a reality and furthers the company’s mission to help people access, understand, and benefit from the human genome.

A new 23andMe+ report looks at the genetics around severe acne, a condition that can leave both literal and emotional scars.

Wayne Eskridge CEO of the Fatty Liver Foundation wants to raise awareness about fatty liver disease, and help people make changes toward better health.

This month Comparably included 23andMe on its list of large businesses with the Best Company Work-Life Balance in 2021. The ranking comes from 23andMe employees who submitted anonymous reviews.

After learning she had a BRCA variant that put her at higher risk for breast and ovarian cancer, Jenn took action.

When Mr. and Mrs. George Fry arrived in the New World nearly four centuries ago, they brought with them not just dreams of a better life, but a curse —…

People often talk about genes as if they were directly related to specific diseases, as in “the breast cancer gene” or “the gene for alcoholism.” But the fact of the…

A certain provider of personal genetic information is mentioned in Science magazine’s Breakthrough of the Year article, published in the Dec. 21 issue.The journal bestowed 2007 Breakthrough of the Year…

A few years back, archaeologist Anna Dhody was thinking about how amazing it is that DNA forensic scientists can collect DNA evidence from nothing more than a discarded cigarette butt…

At the end of last year (2007) you may have seen reports claiming that scientists in Israel discovered the “gene for altruism.”What they actually found was that a variation in…

Spit has DNA? Well, not exactly. Spit has cells in it, and the cells have DNA. For everything except bacteria (and some other types of single-celled organisms), DNA is wound…