Blockchain gives Indigenous Americans control over their genomic data

Despite existing tools that facilitate the sharing of genomic information with researchers, none of those options give Indigenous governments control over how these data are used. In a new article, authors propose a new blockchain model where researchers are only allowed to access the genomic data after the Indigenous entities have approved the research project.

source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220721131959.htm