Using Blockchain Technology to Promote Fair and Timely Outbreak Research Cooperation (1 of 1) (IMAGE)

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Using Blockchain Technology to Promote Fair and Timely Outbreak Research Cooperation (1 of 1)

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Simplified visualization of elements in a possible outbreak R&D blockchain infrastructure (ORBI), with numbers and connectors indicating how sharing between a data provider and user could be coordinated. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the 15 May issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by M.B. van der Waal at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and colleagues was titled, "Blockchain-facilitated sharing to enhance outbreak R&D."

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[Credit: Mark B. van der Waal]

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