Imagine tracing your family tree not just to distant ancestors, but to creatures that once swam in primordial seas and hopped along muddy riverbanks. The connection is more than poetic—it’s written in ...

A Smithsonian scientist and other researchers announce success in the first-ever cryo-preservation of zebrafish embryos using gold nanotechnology and lasers. Wikimedia Commons/ Oregon State ...

Scientists report for the first time the ability to both deep freeze and reanimate zebrafish embryos. The method, appearing in the journal ACS Nano, could potentially be used to bank larger aquatic ...

Dr. Matan Golan of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Agricultural Research Organization—Volcani Institute led a team of researchers who uncovered how fish embryos determine the ideal ...

Are recycled bottles safe? A study suggests chemical mixtures in recycled plastics might affect metabolism and hormone ...

How to cryopreserve fish embryos, bring them back to life Date: July 13, 2017 Source: American Chemical Society Summary: Scientists report for the first time the ability to both deep freeze and ...

In contrast to other fish, the determination of the dorsal-ventral axis in killifish occurs at a later stage and is regulated by embryonic factors. "The embryo emerges almost magically," says Schier.

Spawning fish and embryos are far more vulnerable to Earth's warming waters than fish in other life stages, according to a new study, which uniquely relates fish physiological tolerance to ...

Fish Embryos Chemically Communicate When They Are Ready To Be Born Learn how monitoring the outside environment before preparing to leave the egg boosts the odds of a newborn fish’s survival.

"A fish embryo already has effective protective capabilities", says Luckenbach. "The importance of such transport systems is generally underestimated in toxicological and ecotoxicological research ...

Rainbowfish embryos, as young as only four days after fertilisation, are able to smell potential predatory threats, a new study by Australian researchers has found.