If a zebrafish’ spine is injured, the damaged neurons respond by dramatically changing their cellular functions. They take on a new and central role in orchestrating the very precise events that ...

ApoB-containing lipoproteins carry lipid from the yolk of a zebrafish through the circulation to the growing tissues of the embryo. Later in development, they will also carry lipids from the ...

Zebra Danio Lifespan. In the wild, zebra danios seem to live about a year. In an aquarium, they live 3 to 5 years on average.Some zebra danios have lived in aquariums for as long as 5.5 years.

To investigate the effects of polystyrene nanoparticles in zebrafish, the researchers exposed fully hatched zebrafish, at 72 hours post-fertilization, to polystyrene nanoparticle solutions. The ...

While yolk color can vary, the nutritional content of the egg, including fat-soluble vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids, ...

FLAME (zebraFish LAb MEeting) Five research groups (Deng, Leung, Suter, Umulis and Zhang) have a joint lab meeting called FLAME. We meet every Friday. Our students take turns to present their research ...

Emerging contaminants from rubber tires N-(1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (6PPD) and its oxidation product 6PPD-quinone (6PPDQ)-are raising new red flags for aquatic ecosystems.

“Zebrafish breed really well,” said Dr. Grainger. “We can get over 100 offspring in a single mating pair, whereas with mice, you only get 6 or 7 babies in a single pair.

Four zebrafish swim inside a tank aboard China's Tiangong Space Station. (Image credit: CNSA) China's Tiangong space station orbits Earth at an altitude between 217 and 280 miles (340 to 450 ...

This yolk sac supplies nutrition for the fry. "We've come up with a model system where we can keep the yolk sac of the salmon fry bacteria free throughout the 12-week yolk sac phase," says Bakke.