<p>This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.</p> <p>With the development of genomic science and its battery of technologies, polar
biology stands on the threshold of a revolution, one that will enable the investigation
of important questions of unprecedented scope and with extraordinary depth and
precision. The exotic organisms of polar ecosystems are ideal candidates for genomic
analysis. Through such analyses, it will be possible to learn not only the novel
features that enable polar organisms to survive, and indeed thrive, in their extreme
environments, but also fundamental biological principles that are common to most,
if not all, organisms. This article aims to review recent developments in Antarctic
genomics and to demonstrate the global context of such studies.</p>
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Comp Funct Genomics. 2004 Apr; 5(3):230-238