'Fish DJ' tackles fish hearing
A 'Fish DJ' at The University of Queensland has used her knowledge of cool beats to understand brain networks and hearing in baby fish.
Plants & Animals
Mar 02, 2021
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News tagged with zebrafish
Patterns in primordial germ cell migration
Whenever an organism develops and forms organs, a tumor creates metastases or the immune system becomes active in inflammation, cells migrate within the body. As they do, they interact with surrounding tissues which influence ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 07, 2021
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A tropical fish evolved to endure rising temperatures – but it may not be fast enough to survive climate change
The climate is changing, and heatwaves are becoming more common and intense as a result. For the Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest structure of living tissue, the consequences are clear. The reef suffered its third ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 16, 2020
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Global warming is faster than evolution
The world is getting warmer, and life has to adapt to new conditions. But if the warming continues, many species may have trouble keeping up.
Evolution
Dec 14, 2020
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New DNA modification 'signature' discovered in zebrafish
Researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have uncovered a new form of DNA modification in the genome of zebrafish, a vertebrate animal that shares an evolutionary ancestor with humans ~400 million years ago.
Biotechnology
Dec 04, 2020
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How a Queensland sea sponge is helping scientists unravel a 700-million-year-old mystery of evolution
Many human traits, such as height and disease susceptibility, depend on genes that are encoded in our DNA. These genes are switched on and off and further fine-tuned by important but hard-to-find regions in the genome.
Evolution
Nov 16, 2020
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Flaws emerge in modeling human genetic diseases in animals
My lab, based at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, uses zebrafish to model human birth defects affecting the face. When I tell people this, they are often skeptical that fish biology has any relevance ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 10, 2020
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Pituitary puzzle gets a new piece, revising evolutionary history
A new USC-led study suggests a change to the developmental—and evolutionary—story of the pituitary gland.
Evolution
Oct 22, 2020
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Key control mechanism allows cells to form tissues and anatomical structures in the developing embryo
Under a microscope, the first few hours of every multicellular organism's life seem incongruously chaotic. After fertilization, a once tranquil single-celled egg divides again and again, quickly becoming a visually tumultuous ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 01, 2020
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Fungal compound inhibits important group of proteins
Researchers in the group of Jeroen den Hertog, in collaboration with researchers in Leiden, have found that a compound inhibits a group of proteins called BMP receptors. This compound, called cercosporamide, was previously ...
Biochemistry
Sep 28, 2020
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Zebrafish
The zebrafish, also known as Danio rerio, is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae). It is a popular aquarium fish, frequently sold under the trade name zebra danio, and is an important vertebrate model organism in scientific research.
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