The consumer-genomics company 23andMe just sold its biobank of customer genetic data to drugmaker Regeneron for $256 million.

Regeneron is to pay $256 million in cash to acquire “substantially all” of 23andMe’s assets, including its massive biobank of around 15 million customer genetic samples and data.

  • @Auli@lemmy.caEnglish
    3•21 hours ago

    Yes but what about the times law enforcement sent in the DNA and found relatives. Three are stories of that happening if I remember correctly.

    • snooggumsEnglish
      6•21 hours ago

      What about the thing I said?

      Law enforcement is known to use genetic ancestry, so either they are using other sites or just running the tests themselves instead of doing a formal request.