This important work identifies phlda2 as a specific marker for primordial cardiomyocytes in the adult zebrafish heart and demonstrates their essential role in myocardial morphogenesis and coronary ...

Could transfers of healthy power sources into cells lead to therapies for treating diseases of the central nervous system, ...

The brain relies on real-time delivery of oxygen and nutrients through its microvasculature, which threads through neural ...

Microbiologist Karen Guillemin considered many universities when she was searching for her first faculty position 25 years ago. In the end, she came ...

Abstract: Zebrafish is a valuable animal model for cardiovascular research and development of innovative heart failure treatments. Zebrafish possess two-chamber heart, and their blood vessels bear a ...

Zebrafish can regenerate sensory hair cells that humans permanently lose, like those in the inner ear linked to hearing and balance. New research reveals two specific genes that control how different ...

We aim to understand the mechanisms that control precise cell and tissue shape changes required for organ function. Many studies focused on cell shapes have ignored the role of dynamic forces ...

Vascular development in different organs is precisely controlled, yet how this process is orchestrated remains to be elucidated. Previously, we found that dysfunction of DEAD-box RNA helicase 24 ...

BAR HARBOR, Maine — While many college students take a break from academics during spring break, others are using the time to advance scientific research. At the MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar ...