US Edition23andMe bankruptcy filing sparks privacy fears as DNA data of millions goes up for sale
- 23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, raising concerns about the future of customers' genetic data.
- Anne Wojcicki has stepped down as CEO and intends to bid on 23andMe as it seeks new owners.
- The California Attorney General urged customers to delete their data prior to the bankruptcy filing, highlighting privacy risks.
- The company plans to sell substantially all of its assets and continue operations during the process.
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23AndMe Customers Urged to Delete Data as Company Files for Bankruptcy
The attorneys general for New York and California have urged 23andMe customers to remove their data from the DNA testing company’s website to prevent it from being sold, after the company filed for bankruptcy. “New Yorkers’ genetic data is sensitive information that must be protected at all costs,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement on March 25, just two days after 23andMe announced its bankruptcy filing. The California-…
SPO11 dimers are sufficient to catalyse DNA double-strand breaks in vitro
SPO11 initiates meiotic recombination through the induction of programmed DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs)1,2, but this catalytic activity has never been reconstituted in vitro3,4. Here, using Mus musculus SPO11, we report a biochemical system that recapitulates all the hallmarks of meiotic DSB formation. We show that SPO11 catalyses break formation in the absence of any partners and remains covalently attached to the 5′ broken strands. We find t…
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