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Pufferfish Toxin Holds Clues To Treating 'Lazy Eye' In Adults

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Various types of pufferfish are among those served as the gastronomic delicacy fugu. The paralyzing nerve toxin some of these fish contain is also under study by brain scientists hunting new ways to treat amblyopia. (Getty Images)
Various types of pufferfish are among those served as the gastronomic delicacy fugu. The paralyzing nerve toxin some of these fish contain is also under study by brain scientists hunting new ways to treat amblyopia. (Getty Images)

This article was originally published on September 14, 2021.

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