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Nature Biotechnology 26, 1204 (1 November 2008) | doi:10.1038/nbt1108-1204a

Polar biotech

Hannah Hoag

Dozens of companies are mining the Arctic's biological resources for their biotech potential, a United Nations report has found. Bioprospecting in the Arctic identified 31 patents and patent applications for inventions based on Arctic genetic resources.