Two if by land? Biologists discover deadly TTX toxin in two terrestrial species
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 16:20
in Biology & Nature
Adventurous fans of the sushi delicacy fugu – or pufferfish – already know the food's intoxicating tingle comes from tetrodotoxin, a potent neurotoxin that's deadly beyond small doses. What these diners and others didn't know, until now, is the toxin is found in organisms living out of water.