Previous studies have shown that protein expression of DOCK7 is increased in skeletal muscle biopsies from patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), leading researchers from the University of ...

The zebrafish, a commonly used model organism, exhibits a growth pattern that closely mirrors what is seen in human muscle growth, where muscle growth is accomplished post-birth/hatch with little to ...

Zebrafish are unassuming and undemanding. Almost every child knows that – at least any child that has kept fish in an aquarium. Since the beginning of the 20th century, these fish have been one of the ...

The Zebrafish Muscle investigation employs the International Space Station's Aquatic Habitat, an aquarium in microgravity. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of ...

Disease genes are usually discovered in humans and then studied in animal models, but this study did the opposite. “It’s an elegant example of ‘reverse evolutionary genetics.’” Kuwada’s team bred a ...

We are currently characterizing several histone modifier and RNA-splicing proteins that may affect muscle formation and maintenance in our vertebrate animal models. Generation, characterization, and ...

Michael Barresi’s research interests are focused on how glial cells help wire the nervous system in the embryonic zebrafish brain. His lab discovered that astroglial cells provide a substrate for ...

Weekly breeding ensures the embryo supply. So far zebrafish studies have yielded insights into cancer, diabetes, muscle diseases, and more. Elizabeth Burke, a researcher at the National Institutes ...