DNA-Test Startup Helix Cuts Staff, Closes Offices After Shift

Helix, the genetic-sequencing startup that recently said it would no longer pursue building an “app store for DNA,” has cut jobs and will close two of its four offices.

Justin Kao, a co-founder of Helix and senior vice president of business development and partnerships, declined to say how many people had been dismissed. The company’s San Francisco and Denver offices will be shuttered, while its San Carlos, California, headquarters and San Diego labs and office will remain open, Kao said.