Health Clues from Polar Regions

摘要

In his editorial "celebrating polar science" on the fourth international polar year (IPY) (16 Mar., p. 1465), Alan Leshner writes that the poles are among the scientifically richest places on Earth. Although we certainly agree, the Special Issue on Polar Science (16 Mar., pp. 1513-1540) misses the opportunity to mention another promise of circumpolar regions, namely, that they can provide options to better understand determinants of health and disease in humankind.