Jonquilyn Hill

So you emailed us and before this conversation, you and I had a shorter conversation and you told me that... I actually recently found him. What? Yeah, I know.

So you emailed us and before this conversation, you and I had a shorter conversation and you told me that... I actually recently found him. What? Yeah, I know.

So you emailed us and before this conversation, you and I had a shorter conversation and you told me that... I actually recently found him. What? Yeah, I know.

Tell us what happened. How did you find him?

Tell us what happened. How did you find him?

Tell us what happened. How did you find him?

just awesome okay so originally you wrote us to ask how do you find a long-lost relative but you found not just one but five others in addition how can we help you now what are some things we can explain for you

just awesome okay so originally you wrote us to ask how do you find a long-lost relative but you found not just one but five others in addition how can we help you now what are some things we can explain for you

just awesome okay so originally you wrote us to ask how do you find a long-lost relative but you found not just one but five others in addition how can we help you now what are some things we can explain for you

We gotta take a break, but when we come back, why there's controversy around finding family members.

We gotta take a break, but when we come back, why there's controversy around finding family members.

We gotta take a break, but when we come back, why there's controversy around finding family members.

We're back. If you've used at-home DNA tests to find out where your family's from or your genetic information, you might have some questions right about now, especially around privacy. Because 23andMe, one of the companies behind these at-home tests, has filed for bankruptcy. I called up Emily Mullen, who covers biotech for Wired.

We're back. If you've used at-home DNA tests to find out where your family's from or your genetic information, you might have some questions right about now, especially around privacy. Because 23andMe, one of the companies behind these at-home tests, has filed for bankruptcy. I called up Emily Mullen, who covers biotech for Wired.

We're back. If you've used at-home DNA tests to find out where your family's from or your genetic information, you might have some questions right about now, especially around privacy. Because 23andMe, one of the companies behind these at-home tests, has filed for bankruptcy. I called up Emily Mullen, who covers biotech for Wired.

I asked her to start by walking us through the history of these at-home DNA tests.

I asked her to start by walking us through the history of these at-home DNA tests.

I asked her to start by walking us through the history of these at-home DNA tests.

OK, so 23andMe wasn't the only, you know, at home DNA testing site that we had. There's also Ancestry.com and there are others. But right now I want to stick with 23andMe. So originally this company was huge. It was gigantic. You could walk into Target or Walmart and see a whole wall of tests. Like what what happened?

OK, so 23andMe wasn't the only, you know, at home DNA testing site that we had. There's also Ancestry.com and there are others. But right now I want to stick with 23andMe. So originally this company was huge. It was gigantic. You could walk into Target or Walmart and see a whole wall of tests. Like what what happened?