Puffer fish, or fugu, is well-known for being a dish that stands a good chance of killing the person it’s served to. But people still eat it — partly because some people like living life on the edge, ...

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After nearly 20 years, Chinese authorities have lifted the ban on the sale of puffer fish. Earlier this month, the Ministry of Agriculture and the China Food and Drug Administration jointly issued a ...

A delicacy in Japanese cuisine, puffer fish (fugu) also contain a lethal toxin. Improperly prepared puffer fish can cause the person eating it to experience food poisoning and a swift death. Such a ...

This undated photo shows the two species of puffer fish -- Shosai-fugu, top, and Spottyback Puffer, bottom, and the hybrid breed, center. (Photo courtesy of Hiroshi Takahashi, National Fisheries ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: If there's one thing you know about puffer fish, it's that they can do this. When aggravated by a predator, they, you know, puff up. Some puffers, ...

A group of animal biologists and chemists at the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM) at Nagoya University in central Japan, in collaboration with Toyota Boshoku Corporation and Niigata ...

Scientists say the mother fish pass the potent toxin to the developing fish in the ovaries Every year two to three people in Japan die and more are sickened after eating puffer-fish sashimi Other ...