Video - Smetterai di mangiare sushi?

Un progetto di ricerca riguardante la tecnica del DNA barcoding (e il sushi) è stato recentemente pubblicato su Plosone.org, e così commentato da Wired:

A biologist walks into a sushi bar and orders some tuna. What does he get? Escolar, a nasty fish with buttery flesh that can cause bizarre episodes of diarrhea, accompanied by a waxy intestinal discharge. [...] The team of researchers from Columbia University and the American Museum of Natural History ordered tuna from 31 sushi restaurants and then used genetic tests to determine the species of fishes in those dishes. More than half of those eateries misrepresented, or couldn’t clarify the type of fish they were mongering. Several were selling endangered southern bluefin tuna.

Smetteremo di mangiare sushi? Probabilmente no. Ma forse solo in posti di cui ci fidiamo ciecamente, d'ora in avanti.

• Japan Sukiyabashi Jiro 3-Star Sushi

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Autore: Pesc Spad, per Kappero.com ~ 21 Nov 2009

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