🧬⛓ NFgenes (NonFungible Genes) Overview

NFgenes is a decentralized science (DeSci) project aiming to bring data and collaboration for human genome research to the blockchain. Share knowledge, create value, build a community and teach science.

• Roadmap
• NFgene List and Genesis Collection
  • NFgenes List
    • Demo Proof of Concept: Storing NFgenes List on IPFS
    • NFgenes List Contract
  • Genesis NFT Collection Contracts
• Methodology for Compiling original list of NFgenes
• Utilities (Mostly experimental at this point)
  • Merkle Tree Generator
  • Python scripts to convert NFgene source data from csv to SVG and PNG

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Roadmap

Phase 1: Genesis Mint

• identify the initial list of ~20,000 unique human genes and save a keyed json file of the list to IPFS. The information for each gene entry in the list will contain the base set of data for each NFgene.

• design a decentralized, updatable and readable storage solution for all human gene related data (DNA, RNA and protein level)

• publish long term project roadmap and begin applying for grants

• identify and compile a list of labs, researchers & foundations to airdrop genesis mint NFTs to

Phase 2: Built a web3 user interface to facilitate advanced research and query capabilities

• build a web3 front end user interface to allow advanced query capabilities and data harvesting.

• Anticipated users expected to be considered 'power users' who will be consuming large amounts of data and need ability to query entire gene database.

• a small fee per query will be charged, along the lines of something between $0.35 - $0.85 per query, with the aim to keep query fee below $1.00

• Query fees will be used to fund further UI improvements and pay royalties back to NFgene holders and NFgene DAO

Phase 3

• create a DAO that provides exclusive access to genesis mint holders

• enables decentralized governance of the NFgene ecosystem to

  • promote the sharing of human genome data
  • create value for the scientific community
  • build a community that promotes education through NFTs

• assign a multi-sig wallet to the DAO that enables governance

  • controls all NFgene project contracts
  • enables a peer review process for data integrity
  • controls any funding received from royalties or grants
  • approves commission of new NFgene projects
  • approves distribution of DAO funs for grants & bounties

Phase 4

• incentivise collaborations with artists to create representations of:

  • Proteins
    • 3D models of single proteins
    • protein complexes (protein-protein interactions)
    • functions
    • dysfunctions (mutation effects)
  • DNA - RNA - protein interactions

• develop a royalty model that compensates artists and provides revenue for NFgene DAO to offer bounties and commission more projects

NFgenes Ecosystem