Walmart has joined blockchain initiative Mediledger to explore using distributed ledger technology to ensure the security and safety of pharmaceuticals. The move shows that health and life sciences use cases for blockchain are gaining momentum, with major corporations investing in new applications of the technology. Walmart also recently collaborated with IBM to pilot the use of blockchain for food safety.
Y chromosome loss creates hidden cancer vulnerability in men
A study initiated by a University of Arizona Cancer Center physician-scientist Dr. Dan Theodorescu revealed that the loss of the Y chromosome in men’s body
