The filmmaker said more money should be put into ocean science - and that it was essential to explore the biology and the chemistry of the deepsea.

BBC: Science & Environment

"Distillation fulfilled a poetic side in me, I very much felt there was poetry in the chemistry between the fire and the plant to produce essential oils, " he told CNN.

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Turin identifies the "official birthday of fragrance chemistry" as the discovery of the synthetic simulation of coumarin, an essential component of the tonka bean, prized for its sweet, nutty and smoky fragrance, in 1868.

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