Trust in scientific research has suffered in the age of the Internet as more and more cases are cropping up where it’s clear that that data is being manipulated. According to a recent paper on the potential of Blockchain in Academia, UK doctors Greg Irving, GP and NIHR Clinical Lecturer at the University of Cambridge and John Holden General Practitioner, Garswood Surgery, St. Helens, Lancashire write they feel that time-stamped Blockchain protocols could improve the trustworthiness of medical science .
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