Jan 6 (Reuters) - Variant Bio, a private biotech firm, said on Tuesday it has launched a platform that uses artificial intelligence on genetic data to discover new drug candidates to send into human ...
Names, credit-card details and Social Security numbers are the currency of the dark net. Now, your DNA may be, too. Ancestry-tracing company 23andMe is offering five years of genetic-monitoring ...
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Saturday revealed further details of a deal reached between the U.S. and China over control of the popular social media platform TikTok, sharing that ...
NEW YORK, July 9 (Reuters) - TikTok is preparing to launch a standalone app for U.S. users that is expected to operate on a separate algorithm and data system from its global app, laying the ...
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals on Monday announced it is buying 23andMe out of bankruptcy for $256 million – taking with it the company’s extensive trove of genetic samples and data. It will acquire ...
Tarrytown-based Regeneron would acquire 23andMe for $256 million under the deal that is pending approval by bankruptcy court and regulators. New York-based biotech giant Regeneron Pharmaceuticals ...
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include 23andMe’s policy on its sale. We regret the error. The bankruptcy of genetic-testing company 23andMe puts ...
On a special episode (first released on April 16, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: The recent bankruptcy of genetic testing firm 23andMe has raised alarm bells for privacy advocates and consumers worried ...
The openSNP project, a platform for sharing genetic and phenotypic data, will shut down on April 30, 2025, and delete all user submissions over privacy concerns and the risk of misuse by authoritarian ...