...Dyna-Tek Industries, a company bought by Kevin Dyches and his wife Sandra, five years ago, has developed synthetic [*****]... for the research industry. One of their first customers is the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, which has hinted it could be a major future buyer...

Researchers, drug-testing labs and other institutions buy thousands of gallons of the real stuff, but [*****] decays rapidly if not kept refrigerated.

What is the mystery substance, denoted above by "*****"? Answer in the extended entry.

Ireland OnLine titles their report about the mystery substance "Wee success story". The Corvallis Gazette Times weighs in with "Synthetic urine getting a warm response." The AP takes all the fun out of things by naming their report "Company makes profits from fake urine."