News & Announcements

The last year has taught most of us working today lessons usually learned over many years on the job, such as the importance of adaptability, the need to pick up...

23andMe’s CEO and Co-founder Anne Wojcicki rang the opening bell on Nasdaq Thursday morning, celebrating our first day as a publicly-traded company. Anne took a moment during the virtual bell-ringing...

23andMe joined over 100 other companies, to stand up for equity and against state legislation that discriminates against the LGBTQ+ community. The Human Rights Campaign released a statement condemning this...

Over the last year, since the tragic murder of George Floyd, 23andMe has taken a number of steps to improve our approach in building a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive...

We’re all about the science here at 23andMe, and that’s what makes DNA Day so special for us here.  Established back in 2003, DNA Day was meant to commemorate two...

A new study by scientists at 23andMe, the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), and the University of Toronto offers insight into how the nuclear genome controls the emergence of mutations...

By L. Okey Onyejekwe Jr., MD, JD,  23andMe’s Vice President of Healthcare Operations and Medical Affairs Why did we need a separate month for Black history? I’ve answered this question...

Meet Melinda King, 23andMe’s new Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and People Business Partner.Melinda previously served as an Assistant Vice President at the University of Alabama, her alma...

By Brianne Kirkpatrick, MS, LCGCHealthcare providers are used to the unexpected from patients showing up in the clinic: A scan ordered for liver symptoms might reveal a spot in the...

By Joe Banks, 23andMe Tech Lead Editor’s note: This post by 23andMe’s Joe Banks, first appeared on 23andMe’s engineering blog. We’re reprinting an excerpt of it here to highlight issues...