Strange Science: Viagra-Fed Oysters

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An Australian oyster farmer is growing his mollusks in Viagra-laced waters. The Sydney Daily Telegraph reports that George May began dosing his oysters with the anti-impotence drug in a bid to sell them to overseas customers, calling them the ultimate aphrodisiac. May hopes to tap into what he calls a AU$300 million Asian market… Call me silly but couldn’t you just, like, take a pill & then eat an oyster without polluting an entire water supply? –JULIA WHITTY

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