23andMe Cuts Off the DNA App Ecosystem It Created
Amy Mitchell started getting sick in 2012. Dizzy spells and fatigue became a part of her daily life, followed by numbness in her limbs and painful muscle spasms. After half a dozen doctors over two years couldn\u2019t tell her what was wrong, she sent away for a 23andMe kit. At the time, the consumer DNA-testing company was only giving ancestry reports\u2014the Federal Drug Administration had recently shut down 23andMe\u2019s health information ambitions.