Genomics company explores NFTs in hopes of advancing precision medicine
GeneNFTs may be a game-changer for genomic testing, but user education is still needed in order for this model to advance. It’s predicted that nonfungible tokens (NFTs) will have a vast impact on society. Given this, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the trillion-dollar healthcare sector has begun to explore NFTs tokens to advance medicine.It’s also important to point out that blockchain technology can play an increasingly important role within the healthcare sector. This was recently highlighted in a report from the European Union Blockchain Observatory, which specifically documents....
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