23andMe lays off 100 people as DNA test sales decline

Re:23andMe lays off 100 people as DNA test sales decline by testplzignore on Thursday January 23, 2020 @07:08PM (#22133869)

This is not correct and in fact is the exact opposite. By default, they destroy the sample after analyzing it.

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Re:23andMe lays off 100 people as DNA test sales decline by prepend on Thursday January 23, 2020 @08:58PM (#22134680)

Not anymore, their new kits retain the sample for additional testing in the future.

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Re:23andMe lays off 100 people as DNA test sales decline by jjeaff on Thursday January 23, 2020 @09:59PM (#22134995)

Not sure if it has changed, but I was given the choice for them to keep or destroy the sample.

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