Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a federal lawsuit to block 23andMe, a genetic testing company, from selling ...

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), whose district includes parts of the Bronx and Queens, is leading a congressional ...

A hearing this week marked a critical juncture in the national conversation about the intersection of biotechnology, privacy, ...

In trying to lead before the system could follow, 23andMe outpaced the very guardrails that might have legitimized it”: A ...

After the company’s bankruptcy filing in March, several congressional committees and federal agencies ... the heightened scrutiny, Regeneron said it will uphold 23andMe’s existing privacy ...

For him, the bankruptcy begs a vital question that federal ... member companies: 23andMe and Ancestry. As DNA testing kits exploded in popularity and attracted increased scrutiny from lawmakers ...

April 22 (Reuters) - Bankrupt genetic test company 23andMe may face opposition from the U.S. government if it tries to sell itself to a foreign buyer, according to a Tuesday court filing by ...

The incident intensified scrutiny over the ... Anya Prince noted that federal protections are limited: HIPAA doesn’t cover direct-to-consumer companies like 23andMe, and the Genetic Information ...

With genetic testing company 23andMe filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ... lawfully acquired and held by a tech company has almost no federal regulation to begin with. Not only does the United ...

But in addition to bringing massive infusions of cash, 23andMe's foray into medical research has drawn increasing scrutiny ... 23andMe worked with federal regulators. The effort took four years ...

“I think everything from here on out will be subject to much higher levels of public scrutiny,” Allyse says. 23andMe maintains that transparency is a core tenet of the company. “I think a ...