The DNA testing kit company is also discontinuing new developments to its therapeutics program, which has been focused on using customers’ DNA data to aid in drug discovery. 

After 23andMe’s board of directors resigns, the president of encrypted messaging app Signal joins other security experts in urging 23andMe users to consider deleting their data.

23andMe updates its terms of service in a way that changes how the company resolves disputes with users. But customers only have 30 days to opt out via email.

23andMe says the hacker only broke into 14,000 accounts by using their passwords, but those 14,000 accounts are connected to millions of other profiles.

The hack, which provided unauthorized access to 'files containing profile information about other users’ ancestry,' impacted 0.1% of 23andMe's users worldwide.

A new email suggests the company has uncovered more accounts caught up in a hacker's effort to scrape data from the DNA testing service.

The hacker claims to have obtained data from at least 7 million 23andMe users, but the DNA company has no evidence of a breach, suggesting the issue is someone using leaked credentials.

The personal genetic DNA test kits are on sale from Amazon.

Curiosity is one of the top reasons people try at-home DNA test kits, but that's balanced by worries over who has access to such private info, a PrivacyHQ study finds.

AncestryDNA and 23andMe let you submit saliva samples so that you can learn more about your origins. We've tested both DNA services to help you peer deep into your past.

23andMe offers a trove of information about your genetics and deeper ancestry. This top DNA testing service also provides checks for genetic health risks and your carrier status for many conditions.

HomeDNA offers an extremely close look at where your ancestors lived, but it doesn't offer much else in the way of researching your past or understanding more about your genetics.

MyHeritage DNA offers a raw look at your genetic makeup, but it doesn't include any information to help you interpret the results or learn more about how your ancestors lived.

AncestryDNA is an easy-to-use tool for exploring your background. If you have an Ancestry family tree, the service can even find relatives among the 5 million DNA profiles it has already collected.

Living DNA is an informative and affordable testing kit for tracing your ancestry back thousands of years. Unfortunately, it takes a long time to deliver genetic results.

Embark is the most accurate and comprehensive canine DNA test. Although the kit provides more data than even the most dedicated dog owners may want, its medical tests alone make it worthwhile.

Wisdom Panel features almost everything offered by the more expensive dog DNA testing competition, but with easier-to-understand results.

I'll never use a mail-in DNA test, but enough people already have that my choice doesn't matter anymore.