FISH OIL
June 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALL
SCIENTISTS at Australia's University of Tasmania have created technology to produce beneficial omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids from marine microorganisms.
These acids are found in fish oils but derive from what fish eat rather than the fish themselves. This breakthrough comes on the heels of the discovery that southern hemisphere fish oils have higher amounts of omega-3s than those in northern waters.
SCIENTISTS at Australia's University of Tasmania have created technology to produce beneficial omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids from marine microorganisms.
These acids are found in fish oils but derive from what fish eat rather than the fish themselves. This breakthrough comes on the heels of the discovery that southern hemisphere fish oils have higher amounts of omega-3s than those in northern waters.
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