DNAtix: Bringing Genetics to the Blockchain
In the 18th and 19th centuries, there were hardly ways for one to discover the identity of his offspring. Though many orthodox medical practices were in vogue, none of these pointed towards the direction. In late 20th century and at the wake of the 21st century, different ways of individual identification were conceptualized. The most prevalent was DNA. With increasing variations in human medications, there was need to find tailored solution. This need birthed DNA sequencing where aftermaths culminating in diseases can be checkmated. At the moment, there were calls to look into the fragmented DNA outlook. Direct-to-Consumer DNA services were considered the best but had been kept in teething stage. Because of the classified information recorded in DNA, there was need to secure such in a vibrant platform. This and indecisiveness of health authorities in addition to high running costs of the service had been part of the reasons why D2C genetics haven’t seen daylight. T...