Race to patent plankton genes raises concerns over control of ocean’s riches

Companies around the world are racing to patent the genetic building blocks of plankton – microscopic ocean life that ...
The Economist

Plankton are much more interesting than you might think

One might have been beneath the ferry that you took to France. Another could have been beneath the boat that carried the banana you ate for lunch from the Caribbean. Right now, too, somewhere in the ...