Unlike humans, zebrafish grow new heart muscle cells: they have a regenerative capacity. When a zebrafish's heart is damaged, it can fully restore its function within 60 days. "We don't understand ...

“It’s an elegant example of ‘reverse evolutionary genetics.’” Kuwada’s team bred a diverse range of mutant zebrafish, then checked for embryos with obvious motor problems—an intensive process ...

humans lose millions of heart muscle cells that cannot regrow, often leading to heart failure where the heart struggles to pump blood effectively. In stark contrast, zebrafish possess an ...

Four zebrafish spent 43 days in orbit aboard the Tiangong space station, breaking records and advancing space biology. In ...

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 ...

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 ...

Unlike humans, zebrafish grow new heart muscle cells and can fully restore the function of a damaged heart within 60 days. It’s a mechanism that’s not fully understood but by “studying ...

Unlike humans, zebrafish grow new heart muscle cells: they have a regenerative capacity. When a zebrafish heart is damaged, it can fully restore its function within 60 days. We don't understand ...

Heart attacks are dangerous not just because of the initial event, but the long-term damage afterwards. Now scientists have ...