Wojcicki said she intends to become an outside bidder to acquire the company’s assets after her earlier efforts to take 23andMe private failed.

Me has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and its co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki has resigned as the company continues its push to cut costs.

With the development of DNA testing and the emergence of companies offering these services, it's now easier than ever to discover one's ancestral roots and geographical origins, find people with shared DNA,