How Cryptocurrency Can Allow Us To Control DNA Data

Cryptocurrency has been around for a while now but there is now new blockchain-based marketplaces that can allow for individuals to gain control over access to their encrypted DNA data. The market enables the ability to sell data to research companies for their own profit. But what exactly does this all mean? The Daily was joined on the line by Dr Caitlin Curtis, Honorary Research Fellow and Dr James Hereward, Postdoctoral Research Fellow from University of Queensland to discuss this. 

 

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