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Tetrodotoxin - Powerful paralytic found in puffer
fish. This substance appeared on both the fantasy drama THE
X-FILES/FOX//1993-2002 and the police drama COLUMBO/NBC/1972-77.
On COLUMBO, LAPD homicide detective Lt. Columbo (Peter Falk)
investigated the death of an Italian restaurant owner. He
discovered a man was murdered from wine tainted with
Tetrodotoxin. It was injected through the cork of the wine
bottle by a blackmailing colleague (Louis Jordan). On
episode No. 38 "Fresh Bones" of THE X-FILES, FBI agent Dana
Scully (Gillian Anderson) learned that Tetrodotoxin was used
by Haitian refugees to paralyze Army solders in voodoo
rituals. Both episodes revealed that Tetrodotoxin was a
derivative of the puffer fish. And although the fish was
considered a delicacy in Japan, it must be meticulously
prepared by specially trained and licensed chefs to prevent
poisoning.
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