NC company devises method using tobacco plants to produce omega-2 oil without harming sharks
Story Date: 10/26/2015

 

Source: Reid Creager, NEWS & OBSERVER, 10/25/15

In the 1975 movie blockbuster “Jaws,” Roy Scheider’s character gets a glimpse of the sharkzilla darting its head out of the ocean and backs away in terror, approaching his shipmate with the unscripted line: “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
When it comes to producing the coveted omega-2 oil squalene, a boat is no longer needed.

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