The face cream that keeps your skin hydrated could have a surprising ingredient. Oil found in the livers of sharks help the animals to regulate their buoyancy, but in consumer products, this oil—known ...

Conservationists have launched a campaign to prevent the use of squalene, produced from shark liver oil, in COVID-19 vaccines. Shark Allies, a Los Angeles-based group dedicated to the conservation of ...

Conservationist groups are concerned demand for a coronavirus vaccine will strain an already taxed resource: sharks. Shark liver oil contains the natural occurring substance squalene. Scientists use ...

Biodiesel is a clean-burning, renewable alternative to “petro-diesel,” that can be used in existing diesel engines without modification. Made from a diverse mix of resources such as recycled cooking ...

Amyris continues to expand their market for renewable specialty chemicals as it ramps up production rates. Cosmetics and other niche markets will help to pay the bills while the biofuel market gains ...

A new method of analyzing squalene and squalane, oils often used in the production of cosmetics and vaccines, can show whether they came originally from the liver oil of deepwater sharks or from olive ...

Two pharma giants are teaming up to test the latest HIV vaccine, taking a hint from Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea, reports Bloomberg. People on the coasts of Norway and Sweden have used shark ...

Amyris announced today a new partnership with Dowell C&I Co., Ltd. to distribute its Neossance Squalane product in the Republic of Korea. Demand for the renewable squalane in Asia has been strong, but ...