Pitt researcher uses zebrafish to help mammalian hearts regenerate, including promising results in human heart cells in vitro Many lower forms of life on earth exhibit an extraordinary abili... Read more
Scientists from Oregon State University have discovered that fish can produce their own sunscreen. They have copied the method used by fish for potential use in humans. In the study publishe... Read more
Zebrafish eyed as answer to restoring sight of people with damaged retinas Zebrafish, the staple of genetic research, may hold the answer to repairing damaged retinas and returning ey... Read more
The findings may have particular application in wildlife conservation, where robotic members may be utilized to steer live animal or marine groups out of harms way. Researchers at the Polyte... Read more
A compound that could pack an anti-leukemic punch A novel anti-leukemia compound with little toxicity successfully treated zebrafish with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL), suggest... Read more
Could slow or reverse conditions like macular degeneration and glaucoma University of Michigan Health System research into the mechanisms by which zebrafish are able to regenerate dam... Read more