Category: genetic testing

23andMe lays off 100 workers amid shrinking demand for DNA tests

Post author By Randall
Post date January 23, 2020
Categories In 23andme, anne wojcicki, business, dna, gear, genetic testing, genetics, jobs, layoffs, medicine, Tech

[ad_1] Company chief Anne Wojcicki didn’t have definitive explanations for the shrinking sales in a chat with CNBC, but did speculate that privacy was “top of mind” for customers and might have been a factor. Cold cases like the Golden State Killer appear to have been solved using online DNA databases — there might be […]

23andMe says gene report can detect the risk of type 2 diabetes

Post author By Randall
Post date March 10, 2019
Categories In 23andme, diabetes, dna, gear, genetic testing, genetics, genetictesting, health, medicine, Tech, type 2 diabetes, type2diabetes
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[ad_1] The company is partnering with Lark Health to offer the company’s $20 per month AI health coaching service to customers who are at risk of developing diabetes. The report will be available to gene testing kit buyers starting March 11th, 23andMe said. Whether or not it helps is another story. Experts talking to MIT […]