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Toxin-Safe Fugu: Inside Yamaguchi University’s Master’s in Pufferfish AquacultureBaru!!

From sushi bars in Manhattan to izakaya in Tokyo, the notoriously poisonous pufferfish—better known as fugu—has always walked a fine line between legend and lethal risk. Yet a quiet revolution is underway in Yamaguchi Prefecture, where researchers at Yamaguchi University are breeding tetrodotoxin‑safe pufferfish while training the next generation of aquaculture scientists. If you are searching […]