Pacific Bluefin Tuna (IMAGE)

Stanford University

Pacific Bluefin Tuna

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Research on tunas in the lab of Stanford Professor Barbara Block identified the substance in crude oil that causes dysfunction in heart cells. This is a Pacific bluefin tuna in the Open Sea exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium

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