21 Oct 2024

The future of New Zealanders' genetic data held by 23andMe

From Nights, 10:18 pm on 21 October 2024

One of the world's most popular genetic sequencing companies, 23andMe, is on the brink of bankruptcy.

It holds the genetic data of more than 15 million customers - including New Zealanders.

Privacy lawyer Rick Shera joins Emile Donovan to discuss what might happen if the company goes bust.

Coloured test tubes containing a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) double helix, computer illustration. (Photo by KTSDESIGN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / KTS / Science Photo Library via AFP)

Photo: KTSDESIGN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY