A genetically-modified plant that produces seeds packed with fish oils is set to be grown in open fields in the UK within months, scientists announced on Friday.
Roughly chop the thyme leaves – it will help to release their essential oils – then stir them into the honey and bring it to the boil.
Fish oils – specifically omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids – have been shown to cut the risk of cardiovascular disease and are a popular food supplement.
Producers say that between 2007 and 2010 the region's production of the most popular plant, lavandin, used in soaps, perfumes, insect repellents, essential oils and the celebrated herbes de Provence – has halved.
The reasoning behind no-pooing is that chemical detergents in shampoo strip hair of its natural oils, causing the scalp to pump out too much, creating lank hair and a greasy scalp.
Inspired by a love of fine art techniques and the natural world, the pair began by painting in oils, then digitally adapted the finished picture to create repeats.
The particular fish oils that benefit the health of both fish and humans, called EPA and DHA, are not in fact produced by fish themselves but instead accumulated by eating marine microbes.
Four walls of a hotel room look pretty much the same anywhere but, if you really have no option, remember to take some nice bath oils, indulgent reading material and perhaps download a meditation podcast and have a little bit of "me time".
The oils could provide feed for farmed fish, the researchers hope, but they could ultimately be used as a health supplement in human foods such as margarine.
Napier's team therefore took up to seven genes from algae that produce the fish oils and transplanted them into oil seed plants called camelina.
It naturally produces short-chain oils and has been grown as a food crop for centuries in southern and eastern Europe and is used a biofuel crop in North America.
