Word: plankton
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...today. Angostura Bitters were first brewed as a remedy for tropical stomach disorders and an antidote for scurvy. Coca-Cola began as a headache remedy. Biotherm, a popular European secret beauty preparation that is now spreading to U.S. cosmetic counters, was born when a French physician discovered plankton on the water of his sulphur bath at Aix-les-Bains. The first four-gallon barrel of Worcestershire sauce brewed up in Lea & Perrins' chemist shop tasted so bad that it was relegated to the cellar; only later was it retasted and found appealing (the length of time...
While the AEC and the military are claiming their blocks of information, a ship manned by scientists from the University of Washington is gathering fish, plankton and other oceanic fauna and flora to check for radiation effects. Specimens will be sent to Seattle for further study. A team from the U.S. Public Health Service is standing by to treat and study any unfortunate humans who tangle with test radiation...
Placenta & Plankton. FDA Commissioner George P. Larrick singled out one large area of fraud: "There is extensive, big-time quackery in the cosmetics field, generally based on the exploitation of some 'miracle' ingredient that is supposed to restore youth and beauty to the unattractive or aging skin." Sample miracle workers: "human placenta residues, plankton from the water of a certain spring in France, pig skin extract, shark oil and orchid pollen...
...early 1950s, Japan's Board of Fisheries began an elaborate campaign to find new fishing grounds. Systematically, its scientists collected data on water temperatures, current flows, plankton and weather conditions all over the world's oceans, including the North and South Atlantic and Antarctic waters. Its survey ships cruised everywhere, watching for clues that pointed to fish...