Biotech firms are meant to pay to use Earth’s genetic data. They’re not.

November 3, 2026 · 12:00 am 1 sources

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• Biotech firms are meant to pay to use Earth’s genetic data. They’re not.
  Nature · November 3, 2026 00:00
  Nature, Published online: 03 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03554-6 Global leaders at COP17 biodiversity summit complained that companies using public genetic data are not paying into a voluntary fund to protect nature.