The legal battle over the fate of 23andMe's DNA data has taken a new twist

By John Ruwitch

Published June 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM EDT

Genetic testing company 23andMe never hit on a sustainable business model and went bankrupt. Now, it's being sold to a non-profit launched by the co-founder, delaying addressing data privacy concerns.

John Ruwitch

John Ruwitch is a correspondent with NPR's international desk. He covers Chinese affairs.

See stories by John Ruwitch

Support nonprofit, fact-based public service journalism

WEKU depends on support from those who view and listen to our content. There's no paywall here. Please support WEKU with your donation.

Contribute now

Related Content

NPR News

Prosecution says Combs used 'violence, power and fear' to control victims

Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

On Thursday, the government delivered closing arguments in the sex trafficking trial of Combs. The rapper and executive is accused of coercing multiple women into sexual encounters with male escorts.
NPR News

'Mission: Impossible' composer Lalo Schifrin dies at 93

Bob Mondello

Argentine pianist and composer Lalo Schifrin, best known for his scores for Mission: Impossible and more than 200 other films and TV shows, including Bullitt, Mannix and Cool Hand Luke, has died.
NPR News

Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91

The Associated Press

Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of television's most honored journalists, has died at 91.
NPR News

Autism rates have soared. This doctor says he knows part of the reason why

Juana Summers

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Dr. Allen Frances, about his piece in the New York Times titled, "Autism Rates have Increased 60-Fold. I Played a Role in That."
10 years after same-sex marriage was legalized, evangelicals still work to oppose it

Jason DeRose

In the 10 years since the legalization of same-sex marriage across the U.S., religious support for the right has increased significantly. But opposition among some religious groups persists.