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	Does your seafood glow in the dark?

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10-26-2007 3:43 PM

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Reports of glowing shrimp and fish from Seattle. An investigative reporter from the P-I finds that the most likely investigation is contamination by harmless photoluminescent bacteria.

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10-27-2007 1:09 PM

Kore7

I cannot wait for the Japanese to master how to create glowing seafood intentionally. Turn off the lights, add some lasers and fog machines, and it will be cosmic night at the sushi bar!

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