Here's something you really need to know: Some of the most expensive perfumes include a compound extracted from whale vomit. No kidding.
However, new research from the University of British Columbia may eliminate the need to use waste products from an endangered species to make humans smell better. And therein lies a tale of the sometimes-twisted road to better and cheaper drugs, cosmetics, booze and biofuels.
Nature does it best. But replicating the fine work of weeds and trees from whence many drugs come has often proved difficult. In the case of whale vomit, some consumers find the idea of using regurgitated squids and ocean slime, no matter how good it might smell, a bit repulsive.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Genetic Discovery Could Save Whales, Lead to Better Drugs - ABC News
