Pearl 'culture' returns to Gulf waters

Tue, 06/12/2012 - 12:46 EDT - Yahoo! Business News

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Long before the discovery of oil transformed the Gulf, pearls were the region's source of wealth, and pearl divers were a mainstay of the economy. Their way of life, however, was changed forever after Japanese researchers learned how to grow cultured pearls in 1930s.

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Pearl `culture' returns to Gulf waters
RAS AL-KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Long before the discovery of oil transformed the Gulf, pearls were the region's source of wealth, and pearl divers were a mainstay of the economy. Their way of life, however, was changed forever after Japanese researchers learned how to grow cultured pearls in 1930s....
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