50 years ago, scientists thought a desert shrub might help save endangered whales
Excerpt from the March 25, 1972 issue of Science News
![a photo of a jojoba shrub branch of with green acorn shaped seeds hanging off of it](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/021022_mt_50ya_jojoba_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
The unique chemistry of sperm whale oil is almost unmatched — except for in the seeds of a desert shrub called jojoba (shown).
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