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Transparent adult zebra fish reveal cancer metastasis

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Scientists have used zebra fish embryos with fluorescent labels to study many aspects of biology and disease. The embryos are a useful model organism because they are genetically similar to humans and are transparent. However, after four weeks they reach adulthood and become opaque. Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston recently created a zebra fish mutant that is transparent throughout its life. This could allow scientists to observe processes such as tumor metastasis in a living organism as well as to study processes in the fish’s visible organs, which include the brain, heart and...Read full article

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    Published: February 2008
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