I'm Christine Zier-Klissette. I'm Kyra Blackwell.

I'm Rosie Garan, and you're listening to The Wirecutter Show.

Kyra, Christine, we are popping in for a quick bonus episode this week to talk about some

news that broke about the DNA genetic testing company, 23 and me. It filed for bankruptcy.

Oh, so bad. It has a lot of knockdown effects for people who've taken these tests.

It's scary. And it's a lot of information, arguably the most vital, private, important information any person has access to, your genetic makeup.

Have you guys taken a DNA test?

I just, funnily enough, got my results back from 23 and me last week.

Oh, my God.

What timing? Wow. Bizarer timing. We knew when we opted into doing it that there was a chance that bankruptcy could happen because it's been in the news for months, but it was still

important for a variety of reasons to do it. But we went back and forth for a long time questioning

the safety versus, you know, the benefits of getting some information I was adopted. It was a

closed adoption. I don't have family history and I

don't have health history, which I'm sorry to have to tell you this. I'm not actually getting

any younger. So, no way. I know. I know. I'm shocked too. And so the older I get, the more

important it becomes to get some access to my health history.

And that puts you in such a vulnerable position because you have to trust this company to handle your very precious information.

It was a choice for sure.

Yeah. I remember my parents did a 23 and me, both of them, about two years ago, and all of us kids rioted

because many black people have trust issues with stuff like that.

Genetic history is really important, and it's been used against us for law enforcement.

It's misused.

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