Zebrafish embryos are transparent and they also develop quickly. These particular embryos are shown twenty-four hours after fertilization. Each week, a breeding pair of adult zebrafish generate hundreds of embryos that can be used to study the safety and efficacy of new medications. The use of these embryos has helped reduce or replace other types of larger animals for some tests.
Zebrafish larvae are raised from eggs to eventually become breeding adult fish that provide embryos for research studies. The transparent bodies of…
Researchers recently discovered a clue to how zebrafish self-heal spinal cord injuries. Damaged cells secrete a special growth factor that is required…
Zebrafish are vertebrates that share similar developmental features with humans. They are powerful models for studying early development, given that their eggs…
A zebrafish larva is an immature form of an adult fish. In this photo, you see a seven-day-old zebrafish larvae, around the…
