This week on The Encrypted Economy, my guests are Daniel Uribe, CEO of Genobank and Christian Rodriguez, CTO of SomosAncestria. Genobank and Somos work together to ensure users retain control and complete ownership of their genetic data through a decentralized wallet. Daniel and Christian give us their perspective on the applications for NFTs in genomic testing and creating a decentralized biobank in an effort to fully democratize the field. Be sure to subscribe to The Encrypted Economy for insight on more pioneering blockchain technologies and their use cases across multiple industries. 

Topics Covered:

• Christian’s background
• Daniel’s background 
• Somos Ancestria’s Mission
• The Effects of a Lack of Democratization in Genomics 
• Creating a Decentralized Biobank
• Giving Bio Samples a Blockchain Identity 
• Learning from the Rarámuri People 
• The Role of Community Leaders in Data Collection
• Questions From the Communities 
• Educating the Non-Tech Savvy about Genobank Technology 
• Genobank’s Stance on Genetic Exploitation 
• Activation Process for Genomic Testing 
• Community Rollout of Somos
• Evolution to a Blockchain-Based Privacy Consensus 

Resource Links:

• Christian’s LinkedIn
• Daniel’s LinkedIn
• Genobank Website
• Genobank Twitter
• Somos Ancestría Website
• Somos Ancestría Twitter
• What Happens to Genetic Data on the Blockchain?
• Lack of Diversity in Genetic Research
• Challenges in Genetics and Genomics
• Diversity Matters Article
• Sovereign Genomic Law
• Tokenizing Bio Samples
• Rarámuris
• Space X Mexico Application
• Web 3.0
• CryptoKitties
• ERC-721
• Solidity Smart Contract
• GDPR
• Blackstone Ancestry Acquisition

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