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They were hawking "genome analysis"[1] that were of dubious accuracy, value, and most importantly, not FDA approved. The FDA told them to stop. [1] dunno if th

• breckuh 8y ago
  The "health" tests were of dubious accuracy, but as a long-time customer I always thought their warnings and caveats about those tests were enough. I was sad when the FDA made them stop. However, since the FDA action and the recent restoration of the health tests the product has improved, so I guess the FDA's move was was for the best. The genetics component has always been terrific. I've had friends uncover surprises, like one who unraveled a mystery about an undocumented and unmentioned great-grandfather, who they found out was from a different continent and shunned by the family. Even though I work in the 'omics field, I'm still amazed every time I get an email from 23andme that a sibling or cousin has joined, with them determining that based on nothing but some spit. I think it's a very exciting company to watch and it's just getting started.