But what does this difference mean to the human and pufferfish species? And what more can be learned by comparing the genomes of these two vastly different organisms? It turns out that a ...
The fish use this to crush their tough-shelled prey including crustaceans and molluscs. There are nearly 200 species of pufferfish. Many are known by common names that relate to the swollen shape they ...
The findings leave pufferfishes’ loss of stomach function a mystery. It’s possible that pufferfish inflate more often than other species, making the selective pressure greater for pufferfish to lose ...
Did you know that even some edible food items are highly poisonous and can prove fatal if consumed without proper method of preparation or cooking. Read on to find out about the world's most deadly ...
There are over 120 species of puffer fish, and 22 different kinds are approved by the Japanese government for use in restaurants. But one is more prized, and more poisonous, than the others ...
Sabah has reported five suspected cases of pufferfish poisoning this month, with two victims still hospitalised and receiving ...
Four members of a family have been rushed to hospital with suspected toxin poisoning after consuming pufferfish, the latest ...
Certain species of dolphins, such as bottlenose dolphins, have been observed handling pufferfish with surprising care, likely to induce the release of small amounts of the fish’s toxins ...
Sabah has reported five suspected cases of pufferfish poisoning this month, with two victims still hospitalised and receiving ...