Allard was intrigued to learn that scientists suspect the appendages are sensory organs that help the fish — called sea ...

Zika virus (ZIKV) infection is a major public health concern, particularly due to the severe brain development defects it can ...

Unfortunately, once your hair is damaged (even a little), you can’t fully restore it back to its original, perfectly healthy state. While your scalp is made of living skin cells that can ...

The study by the University of Southern California explored how zebrafish can regenerate sensory hair cells (HCs) in the inner ear, unlike mammals Researchers found that certain DNA sequences called ...

In the zebrafish inner ear, a cell type known as supporting cells (magenta) gives rise to new sensory hearing cells (blue). The study reveals a set of DNA control elements critical for supporting ...

The manuscript by Hussain and collaborators aims at deciphering the microtubule-dependent ribbon formation in zebrafish hair cells. By using confocal imaging, pharmacology tools, and zebrafish mutants ...

Previously Chen’s research team studied zebrafish and chickens to uncover which pathways were responsible for inducing the cell division required to regenerate new hair cells. They discovered ...

Previously Chen's research team studied zebrafish and chickens to uncover which pathways were responsible for inducing the cell division required to regenerate new hair cells. They discovered two ...

Even though the tiny water creatures and humans would appear to have nothing in common, the structure and function of the hair cells on zebrafish skin are nearly identical to cochlear hair cells found ...

A major cause of human deafness and vestibular dysfunction is permanent loss of the mechanosensory hair cells of the inner ear. In non-mammalian vertebrates such as zebrafish, regeneration of missing ...

Confocal image of adult zebrafish hair cells (green) in the auditory organ of the inner ear. Credit: Erin Jimenez, Ph.D. A Study Demonstrates How Transcription Factors Support Cell Regeneration ...