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Hydrogels, which are soft materials formed by crosslinking polymers, could have a variety of medical applications. In research published in Advanced Science, investigators developed an injectable ...

NOGALES, AZ (3TV/CBS 5)-- A smuggling attempt ended with a fishy discovery at the Port of Nogales several months ago. On April 13, border patrol officers were working at the Mariposa trade facility ...

Fish maw — the swim bladder of a fish — is one of the most expensive dried-seafood products in the world. A Chinese delicacy, it can fetch $450 to $1,000 per kilogram. It’s often viewed as a symbol of ...

US Customs and Border Protection agents seized 270 smuggled swim bladders of endangered Totoaba fish in Nogales, Arizona, federal officials say. Jack Hornady National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

(CNN) — US Customs and Border Protection officers in Arizona have seized 242 pounds of swim bladders – the organ that helps fish control their buoyancy – that came from the endangered Totoaba fish, ...

The swim bladder of the totoaba – a fish native to Mexico’s Gulf of California – can fetch as much as USD 80,000 (EUR 69,300) ...

A rare fish, the Totoaba, faces extinction due to illegal fishing for its valuable swim bladder, called fish maw. This practice also endangers the Vaquita, a marine mammal. The black market for fish ...

You walk past your fish tank and suddenly notice one of your fish floating strangely near the surface or maybe even upside down. Your heart skips a beat. Is it dead? But wait its gills are still ...

Smuggled swim bladders of an endangered fish species turned up at an Arizona border crossing from Mexico, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents reported. The 270 Totoaba swim bladders, found ...