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Insurance companies have always been looking for ways to cut their costs and risks. Now, the increasingly popular at-home DNA tests are offering them the perfect way to avoid providing coverage to those who may need it the most. Discover how insurers can use your DNA test results to deny coverage or charge more and how to prevent this from happening.

23andMe’s recently signed deal with GlaxoSmithKline has prompted the DNA testing company to introduce new rules on the collection, retention, sharing, and use of consumers’ genetic data. Discover what these new privacy rules entail and how they affect the users’ right to decide how their genetic information is handled and shared with third parties.

23andMe and GSK signed a 4-year deal to combine their respective assets in order to identify novel drug targets, enable faster progression of clinical programs, and tackle new subsets of diseases. 23andMe welcomes all customers who’d like to participate in future research projects. Read more about this exciting collaboration in this article.

23andMe has answered the growing demand for mobile access to genetic information by launching a brand-new iPad app and implementing a number of new and exciting features in its existing mobile apps. This is all a part of an initiative to allow its users to access their DNA data more easily, even on the go. Read this article to find out more.

Apart from providing its users with top-of-the-line genetic exploration complemented with more than 9 billion historical records, MyHeritage allows people who tested with other companies to transfer their raw DNA data files and get MyHeritage ethnicity estimates and DNA matches absolutely free of charge. Read this article for more information.

MyHeritage has introduced a substantial update to its service in the form of a brand new filtering system for DNA Matches. As the company’s database grew, so has the number of found genetic matches, often ending up in the thousands. Read this article to learn how MyHeritage tackled this problem and made the whole experience much more convenient for its users.

MyHeritage is expanding its DNA Quest pro bono initiative by pledging another 5,000 free DNA testing kits in an effort to reunite separated migrant children with their biological families. Read more about this initiative and its noble cause in our dedicated article.

23andMe was intrigued by the potential genetic connection between the feelings of hunger and anger/irritability. This mood was dubbed “hangry” in the 90s – and now we actually have the technology to explore the very roots of this phenomenon. Read our dedicated article and learn how our brain processes the feeling of “hangriness.”

Apart from the World Cup, 2018 has brought us a very interesting soccer project launched by MyHeritage. The famous ancestry DNA testing provider tested eight soccer legends and revealed shocking facts about their ethnicity and ancestry. Read this article to find out more about the results and get an exclusive sneak peek at the final documentary.

MyHeritage is the official partner of Borussia Dortmund on its 2018 US summer tour. As such, the DNA testing provider will help three of its players discover more about their families through DNA testing. After their reports are done, MyHeritage will share its findings with us, so stay tuned for some never before revealed facts about Patrick Owomoyela, Mahmoud Dahoud, and Nuri Sahin.