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Illumina Vets Unveil New Crypto Scheme: Send In DNA Test, Get Paid In Virtual Currency

Illumina Vets Unveil New Crypto Scheme: Send In DNA Test, Get Paid In Virtual Currency

Content originally published at iBankCoin.com

A group of scientists and engineers headed by former officials from genetic research firm Illumina think they have a novel approach to getting people to send in their DNA tests for research purposes: pay them in cryptocurrency...

Luna DNA's founding team Bob Kain, David Lewis, Dan Lin and Michael Witz

Starting in the first quarter of 2018, people who buy DNA tests will be able to send their information to startup company Luna DNA in exchange for a "Luna" coin.