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Encrypgen empowers individuals to share their DNA with scientists for research

7 Things to Do After You Get a DNA Test:

11 February, 2019 by

Discovering more about yourself and your ancestry is a compelling idea for many of us, which explains why at least 12 million Americans have had their DNA tested since 2007.

Why scientists need your DNA for research

Why Scientists Need Your DNA for Research

25 January, 2019 by

Did You Receive a DNA Test Kit for Christmas? Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you’ve noticed people are increasingly paying for those home DNA tests.
Millions of them were purchased as gifts for the holidays and with the cost of genomic…

Viazoi is an EncrypGen Gene-Chain Marketplace Partner

BUSINESS INSIDER | EncrypGen is Growing the Gene-Chain Marketplace with viazoi Partnership

16 January, 2019 by

As the New Year is upon us and health and wellness are at the top of most people’s minds; EncrypGen kicks off the year with a new viazoi partnership that will serve health minded individuals and the scientific community alike. People who want to gain insights about their own unique biology to help manage their… Read more

Read the fine print on your DNA test kit and opt out of the DNA testing company's data sharing practices

What You Need to Know About DNA Test Kits in Two Words. Opt Out.

10 January, 2019 by

Did You Receive a DNA Test Kit for Christmas?  Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you’ve noticed people are increasingly paying for those home DNA tests. Millions of them were purchased as gifts for the holidays and with the cost of genomic testing dropping, we will undoubtedly see them… Read more

Whitepapers are for “projects,” Here’s our Version 1.0 Release Notes

28 December, 2018 by

White papers are great… for projects that remain speculative, in progress, and unreleased.  The Gene-Chain is real, however, working now as a marketplace for genomic data, paying people in DNA tokens. Here are our release notes on the Version 1.0 of the Gene-Chain. Anyone with their data from Ancestry, Codigo46, or 23andMe can already log… Read more

Big Pharma companies pay DNA testing companies for data.

From Home DNA Tests to Big Pharma – There’s Big Money in Genomic Data

20 December, 2018 by

From Home DNA Tests to Big Pharma There’s big money in genomic data, but where is it going? Genetic tests generally don’t pose any physical risks. Send some hair, swab your inner cheek or spit in a tube and find out if you’re part Viking, Cherokee, or West African and get some data that can… Read more

Murrieta Genomics and Encrypgen partnership

EncrypGen Partners with Genomic Sequencing Incubator Murrieta Genomics

18 December, 2018 by

Murrieta Genomics and EncrypGen Enable People to Own and Control Their DNA Information Partnership Will Advance Putting Genome Sequenced Research Data On Blockchain Platform MURRIETA CA, December 13, 2018 – Murrieta Genomics, the genomic sequencing business incubator, has agreed to offer EncrypGen’s blockchain based solution for the Genomic Data Industry to benefit individual data owners,… Read more

Encrypgen nurtures the community of researchers, scientists and doctors in the field of genomics

The Field of Genomics is Young and Ripe with Potential

12 December, 2018 by

The Field of Genomics is Erupting The field of genomics is still very young and ripe with potential for medical breakthroughs, scientific discoveries – and plenty of ethical issues.   Researchers with the ability to access large and diverse quantities of DNA data could develop cures for diseases and gain insights into humankind. Each one of… Read more

How blockchain is disrupting the genomics industry

How Blockchain Technology Is Disrupting the Genomics Industry

11 December, 2018 by

Of all the arenas where data protection is critical, none could be more personal than the genomics industry. Genomics is a field that could benefit from the advantages of blockchain technology. One company that appears to offer a promising solution in the space is EncrypGen (DNA) DISTRIBUTED: How Blockchain Technology Is Disrupting the Genomics Industry… Read more

How to Improve Your Sellability in the Genomic Data Marketplace

7 December, 2018 by

How to Increase the Likelihood of Selling Your Genomic Data Now that we have a free market for genomic data, it’s important to understand what scientists and researchers are looking for and what they are willing to pay so you can improve your sellability in the Gene-Chain Marketplace and increase the likelihood of selling your… Read more