Tag: Blockchain
New Study Explores the Use of Blockchain Technology to Protect Indigenous Genomic Data
Genomic data from Indigenous communities plays an important role in understanding an array of diseases; however, this data has often been used without informed consent. A team of UC San Diego researchers—including San Diego Supercomputer Center affiliate Timothy Mackey—recently...
Dynamic Consent In Biobanking Using Dwarna – A Blockchain Solution
A research team with senior author Jean-Paul Ebejer from the Centre for Molecular Medicine and Biobanking at the University of Malta has created a blockchain solution for dynamic consent in biobanking called Dwarna. They published their solution in...