Amazon Biobank - A community-based genetic database

• Leonardo T. Kimura USP http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7152-6910
• Ewerton R. Andrade USP / UNIR
• Tereza C. Carvalho USP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0821-0614
• Marcos A. Simplício Junior USP http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5227-7165

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbseg_estendido.2021.17342

Resumo

In regions like the Amazon Rainforest, there is much unexplored biodiversity data that could potentially be used to promote innovative biotechnology developments. Building a biobank with such genetic data is, however, a challenge. One reason is that existing repositories (e.g., NCBI) lack clear incentives for collaboration. Aiming to tackle this issue, and promote a biodiversity-based economy in the Amazon region, in this work we present a prototype for the Amazon Biobank, a community-based genetic database. Leveraging blockchain, smart contracts, and peer-to-peer technologies, we build a collaborative and highly scalable repository. It also enables monetary incentives for users who insert, store, process, validate and share DNA data.

Palavras-chave: blockchain, peer-to-peer, DNA sequencing, biobank, smart-contracts

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