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How a Blockchain Approach Can Improve Data Reliability in the COVID-19 Pandemic

[Image: see text] The rapid spread of COVID-19 made it necessary to quickly collect and share viral genomic sequences, sometimes making quantity prevail over the quality of information. Can research pay this price? Blockchain technology, based on the concept of a ledger that guarantees the authentic...

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Autores principales: Cozzini, Pietro, Agosta, Federica, Dolcetti, Greta, Righi, Gianfranco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Chemical Society 2022
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8982723/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35444734
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.2c00077
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Sumario:[Image: see text] The rapid spread of COVID-19 made it necessary to quickly collect and share viral genomic sequences, sometimes making quantity prevail over the quality of information. Can research pay this price? Blockchain technology, based on the concept of a ledger that guarantees the authenticity and traceability of information, could be the best applicable solution.