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The microbiome-testing company made misleading claims about its prospects and about its business strategy, which allegedly relied on fooling doctors into ordering unnecessary tests, according to the US government.

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Accuracy of Genotyping Chips Called into Question

MyHeritage Launches Health-Related Genetic Test, Ignites Debate

Opinion: Consumer DNA Testing Is Crossing into Unethical Territories

US Officials Order DNA Tests to Reunite Migrant Families

MyHeritage Account Data Compromised in “Cybersecurity Incident”

Companies to Help People Sell or Rent Out Their Health Data

Study Finds Inaccuracies in 40 Percent of DTC Genetic Testing Results

Texas Stem Cell Law Opens Door for Controversial Treatments

Opinion: No, FDA Didn’t Really Approve 23andMe’s BRCA Test

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Female Brains Wake Up from Anesthesia Differently Than Male Brains

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Flawed Studies Linked Menopausal Hormone Therapy to Breast Cancer

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Publisher Investigates an Alleged Peer Review Extortion Attempt

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Advancing Respiratory Immunity Through Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Research

Advancing Respiratory Immunity Through Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Research

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Mapping Tissues with Spatial Biology

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Epic Fail: Sea-Monkeys Sabotage Fieldwork

When Barry Hicks set out to photograph thrombolites, thousands of unexpected visitors photobombed his underwater images.

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Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

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