To diagnose and treat diseases like cancer, scientists and doctors must understand how cells respond to different medical conditions and treatments. Researchers have developed a new way to study disease at the cellular level.
Optics & Photonics
Jun 12, 2019
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Fish are helping researchers track down the origins of how brains compute mathematics, reports a review in Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. An international team has reviewed more than 200 publications, which together show that ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 14, 2022
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Researchers led by Vanderbilt's Roger Cone, Ph.D., have discovered a new member of a gene family that has powerful influences on pigmentation and the regulation of body weight.
Biotechnology
Oct 29, 2010
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The vast majority of vertebrate species living today, including humans, belong to the jawed vertebrate group. The development of articulating jaws during vertebrate evolution was one of the most significant evolutionary transitions ...
Evolution
Nov 25, 2022
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When zebrafish lack a specific protein, the two hemispheres of the brain develop symmetrically, and the sleep hormone melatonin is not produced. These results were recently published by Freiburg biologists Theresa Schredelseker ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 4, 2018
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(Phys.org)—Probiotics like those found in yogurt are not only good for people—they are also good for fish. A new study by scientists at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology found that feeding probiotics ...
Biotechnology
Dec 3, 2012
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With Christmas around the corner, a see-through goldfish might make a nice Christmas present for the ichthyologist who has everything.
Plants & Animals
Dec 15, 2009
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Is it possible to extend lifespan by simply slowing the aging of an organ, such as the intestine? CNRS researchers have discovered how to extend the life expectancy of zebrafish by reactivating a gene within intestinal cells. ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 22, 2023
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at North Carolina State University are using fluorescent fish as a molecular 'beacon' to study the early stages of animal development. The researchers focused their attention on a gene - known ...
Biochemistry
Jan 18, 2010
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Tiny freshwater fish have a view of the world that blows Google Street View out of the water—using different parts of their eyes to deliver optimum uses of colour, black-and-white and ultraviolet.
Plants & Animals
Jun 21, 2018
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