For most of the history of life on Earth, genetic information has been carried in a code that specifies just 20 amino acids. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, which do most of the heavy ...

What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes.

Remember 23andMe? The company that gave customers saliva-based DNA testing kits to learn about their ancestry? Founded in 2006, the company also conducted health research and drug development. But it ...

23andme has filed for bankruptcy. Florida's attorney general issued a consumer alert for residents concerned about their genetic data. Here's how you can delete your data from 23andme. Florida's ...

But in some recent experiments, I became aware of another capability: ChatGPT can read and deconstruct code. We got a hint of this capability when I explored using ...

The evolutionary blueprint for hands was borrowed in part from a much older genetic plan for our nether regions, a new study ...

But truly deleting your personal genetic information from the DNA testing company is easier said than done. This story was originally published in October 2024. In March 2025, 23andMe filed for ...

DENVER — With news of the impending bankruptcy proceedings for the genetic data ancestry website 23andMe, some data privacy experts have urged current users to delete their data from the website.