Russian nonprofit Zenome.io launched the beta release of the first decentralized genomic internet, Labiotech.eu reports. Zenome’s genomic internet aims to address the challenges associated with storage, privacy and sharing data in joint research projects and will enable service providers to build a genomic marketplace. Zenome Co-Founder Alex Gorbachov said, “Our IT infrastructure will allow for joint research between different countries without violating the law on data transfer.” While companies are applying blockchain technology to genomics, Gorbachov said, “we were the first to develop a new network protocol and are preparing to launch the working network. In addition, our development team [is] located in Moscow where the cost of development is [six to seven] times less than in the Silicon Valley.”
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