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Genetic testing
Who owns the results of genetic testing?
by
Molly Wood
Oct 16, 2018
Personal data from genetic tests has been used in drug development and research.
Who owns the results of genetic testing?
by
Molly Wood
Oct 16, 2018
Personal data from genetic tests has been used in drug development and research.
Why 23andMe wants your genetic data
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Robert Garrova
Apr 19, 2017
CEO Anne Wojcicki hopes the collective power of health information will advance research.
FDA clears 23andMe to sell genetics tests for diseases
Apr 10, 2017
Consumers can get information to help them determine if they are at risk of developing Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and other diseases.
23andMe is jumping back into the market
Oct 21, 2015
The company will offer tests to determine if people are carriers relatively rare diseases.
Spit, genes and the FDA
Nov 25, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on the nation's biggest at-home DNA test kit company
The cost of Angelina Jolie's cancer testing? More than $4,000
May 14, 2013
Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy is likely to boost demand for a medical test that determines the probability of breast cancer. That test is currently available from just one company, Myriad Genetics, which charges more than $4,000.
For public good, not for profit.
Home DNA kits -- to test or not to test?
by
Molly Wood
May 16, 2012
Ancestry.com unveils new, more advanced DNA testing.