Re: [DIYbio] Gold from ambergris goo

On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 11:21 PM, Jonathan Cline <jncline@gmail.com> wrote:
> "The use of ambergris in the fragrance industry has been controversial,"
> says Bohlmann, who is a professor of Botany and Forest Sciences. "First of
> all, it's an animal byproduct and the use of such in cosmetics has been
> problematic, not to mention it comes from the sperm whale, an endangered
> species."

How can this possibly be controversial? It's picked up from the shore
and found floating in the ocean. Whales aren't harmed in any way, or
even interacted with, when people pick up their excrement. Is this
just controversy spilling over from whaling, or am I missing something
here?

Also, totally going to look into putting that gene into soybeans.

-Dan

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