How the transparent Danionella fish is becoming a key model organism in neuroscience research
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The article profiles the Danionella fish, a tiny transparent species, as an emerging model organism in neuroscience. Neurobiologist Adam Douglass began studying these fish a decade ago when they were only sold as exotic pets. Now, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute is funding a major $1 billion project centered on this fish, which offers unique advantages for brain research due to its transparency and small size, potentially transforming how scientists study neural activity.
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says Douglass, a neurobi
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