Why do lobsters turn red? (when we cook them)
Chemistry For Your Life
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Is There a Shell Disease in Lobsters?
Lobsters are only red even when they're alive. A lobster that lacks the ability to produce proteins that can twist the pigments is also red. The first person who did a good job of explaining this that i found on the inner net was actually some one who studies a shell disease in lobsters. And so he manipulates the color of the lobsters to be able to study the shell disease.
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