Data privacy in the age of personal genomics

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Fig. 1: Multiparty data access control and record keeping on a blockchain.

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  1. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    • Dennis Grishin
    •  & George M. Church

  2. Nebula Genomics, Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA

    • Dennis Grishin
    • , Kamal Obbad
    •  & George M. Church

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D.G. and K.O. are employees of Nebula Genomics, Inc., and G.M.C. is a cofounder.

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