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Goldfish can survive without oxygen by making alcohol

Researchers have reportedly identified that Goldfish can survive under frozen lakes without oxygen by producing alcohol.  The fish contains two sets of proteins for the breakdown of food, one with oxygen and one without. Lactic acid produced during oxygen-less respiration is converted into ethanol which diffuses into the water, preventing dangerous lactic acid build-ups.

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