Booting Up: FDA Orders 23AndMe to Halt Sales Of Its Sketchy DNA Tests

The FDA is ordering Google-backed 23andMe to stop selling its personalized DNA tests because it doubts the products are backed

Banned. (Photo: 23AndMe)
Banned. (Photo: 23AndMe)

The FDA is ordering Google-backed 23andMe to stop selling its personalized DNA tests because it doubts the products are backed by science. [USA Today]

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Booting Up: FDA Orders 23AndMe to Halt Sales Of Its Sketchy DNA Tests