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Pearl-Producing Proteins Uncovered Eric Bland, Discovery News Aug. 14, 2009 -- The iridescent beauty of pearl and nacre, the material found inside the shells of clams, oysters and other mollusks, would likely be impossible without two new proteins recently discovered by Japanese scientists...

Some interesting data and statistics toward the bottom of the article. THE SECRETS OF Pearl SUCCESS By Sharon Goldman, Contributing Editor Taking advantage of the high perceived value of pearls can result in increased sales. Here's how three retailers did it. Pearls are beautiful...

Recently in Las Vegas we came across this Akoya pearl strand at a Mikimoto store. It is 100 inches of Akoya pearls. Mikimoto has dubbed it the "Las Vegas Edition". WOW! Thinking about offering something similar in the future.....

The cuts keep coming and salary reductions of up to 20% for the remaining workforce. When is it going to end? Here is the article.. Carlsbad, Calif.--The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has cut its domestic workforce by another 9 percent in the face of the continuing global economic...

Hillary Clinton is wearing a serious set of South Sea Pearls today at her confirmation hearing.. Check them out at the link below. Any other good pics out there? http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/13/clinton.confirmation/index.html

Demand appears still to be pretty strong in the U.S. but sounds like the Australian producers are starting to feel some of the effects of the economic situation. Any comments? Industry is reeling as pearls lose their lustre 12th January 2009, 8:00 WST WA?s lucrative pearling industry ...