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May 25th
Lobsters smell infections, omega pork, japan diet better, seafood sprayFuturistic fish stories give us a glimpse at what's ahead. For example, studies show for the first time that animals will shun their neighbors who have an infectious disease.
researchers at Old Dominion University and the Virginia Institue of Marine Science have found that lobsters will avoid infected individuals even before they show any symptoms of disease.
The scientists speculate the lobsters are prompted by their sense of smell and the tactic may limit the spread of disease in the wild. they say that other species very likely have the same ability to detect and minimize exposure to infectious diseases.
The results of the five year lobster study are in the May edition of Nature Magazine. . as food makers scramble to meet the growing demand for healtheir products, they're coming up with some unique combinations.
According to Intrafish, nutrition trends from the national restaurant association include pigs being engineered so their meat contains more omega three fatty acids.
In Japan, studies show that fish based, low fat diets are far healthier than the average American menu. researchers fed groups of mice hamburgers and fried chicken and fish and rice porridge.
Cholesterol levels were ten times higher in the mice that ate the American diet.
Japanese researchers will soon conduct a similar study on humans.
Finally, a company called tasker has introduced Pacific Blue Seafood Spray - an anti-bacterial spritzer that is a quick and easy way to eliminate odors and extend the shelf life of seafood.
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