Genetic-Testing Fight Continues

June 27, 2008

Direct-to-consumer genetic-testing companies who were served cease-and-desist letters by the state of California responded this week. Some insisted that they are in compliance with state laws, and others closed their doors to Californians. Both 23andMe and Navigenics, two high-profile, California-based startups offering a new breed of genome-wide screening services, say that they will continue to operate in the state. (Technology Review)