My Insider23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki co-founded the company in 2006 with biologist Linda Avey and Paul Cusenza, who previously worked at the now-defunct Perlegen Sciences, a biotech startup that ...

John Leslie Necker Sr., 83, died March 29, 2025. John was born in San Antonio, Texas, on Aug. 11, 1941, to Leslie Necker and Thelma Wiemers Necker. John attended Mount Sacred Heart School and Central ...

Genetic testing company 23andMe’s bankruptcy has led to a new consumer privacy issue: what happens to the DNA of millions of Americans when it goes on sale?

Genetic testing company 23andMe’s bankruptcy has led to a new consumer privacy issue: what happens to the DNA of millions of Americans when it goes on sale?

While it's not 100 percent clear if the "delete your DNA" calls were warranted, privacy experts are alarmed, and Americans who had taken the genetic test took the advice to heart. According to ...

According to data from online traffic analysis company Similarweb, on March 24, the day of the bankruptcy announcement, 23andMe received 1.5 million visits to its website, a 526% increase from one ...

Anne Wojcicki met Avey through her then-boyfriend, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who had expressed interest in Avey’s work. The pair co-founded the company in 2006, and Wojcicki was named its CEO.