{"id":640681,"date":"2024-10-06T02:32:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T23:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/23andmes-future-prompts-more-worries-as-genomic-data-analysis-improves\/"},"modified":"2024-10-06T02:32:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T23:32:50","slug":"23andmes-future-prompts-more-worries-as-genomic-data-analysis-improves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/23andmes-future-prompts-more-worries-as-genomic-data-analysis-improves\/","title":{"rendered":"#23andMe&#8217;s future prompts more worries, as genomic data analysis improves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Customers of genetic data outfit 23andMe may be at greater risk than they realize, suggests a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/05\/business\/23andme-dna-bankrupt.html\">New York Times story<\/a> that argues the company\u2019s woes could be short-lived compared to the longer-term threats potentially facing those roughly 15 million people if 23andMe can\u2019t continue as a going concern.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Certainly, with each passing day, the hope of founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki to turn around 23andMe seems further out of reach. The company, valued at $6 billion when it went public in 2021, is now valued at $150 million. It\u2019s poised to be <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-05-10\/struggling-23andme-granted-extension-to-revive-stock-price?embedded-checkout=true\">delisted<\/a> next month. Press stories aren\u2019t helping. (Would you buy a kit?)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company says it remains committed to \u201cfollow laws that regulate the data we collect,\u201d but if at some point very soon it can\u2019t, that\u2019s worrisome, says a Yale biomedical professor who notes to the Times that hacked credit cards can be replaced; a genome cannot. Meanwhile, he says, the tech that analyzes genomes is advancing. Chances are it will become more revealing, too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN63nwsw68G3Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/10\/05\/23andmes-future-prompts-more-worries-as-genomic-data-analysis-improves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Customers of genetic data outfit 23andMe may be at greater risk than they realize, suggests a New York Times story that argues the company\u2019s woes could be short-lived compared to the longer-term threats potentially facing those roughly 15 million people if 23andMe can\u2019t continue as a going concern. 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