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NS Bio is the data analysis partner on the Nose-to-Tail Expedition, a solo Arctic field study led by polar explorer Mike Keen. In spring 2026 Mike skied roughly 320km alone across the sea ice of Melville Bay in north Greenland, from Kullorsuaq to Savissivik, over the course of a month, subsisting entirely on a single seal.

The study, run in collaboration with the University of Greenland (Nuuk), UCL, Kingston University and nutritionist Nic Vaughan, investigates four linked questions: whether eating one whole animal carcass can meet an adult’s full nutritional requirements; how the carcass’s nutrient profile changes as it ages; the anthropological significance of the seal to Inuit subsistence over thousands of years; and how the human and canine gut microbiome respond when sharing the same diet in prolonged isolation. Blood and stool samples were collected before, during and after the crossing.

NS Bio is providing the bioinformatics and data analysis of the microbiome results, with the laboratory work carried out at UCL. In keeping with the expedition’s commitment to open science, the findings will be made freely available once the analysis is complete.

Read more about the expedition on its crowdfunder page. We will publish a further update here when results are in.

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