http://studio3.org/members/ Studio3 Discussion forum for all things care related. en Fri, 18 May 2012 17:35:55 GMT vBulletin 60 http://studio3.org/members/images/misc/rss.png http://studio3.org/members/ http://studio3.org/members/showthread.php?3920-Gene-Related-To-Autism-Schizophrenia-And-Obesity-Isolated-By-Zebrafish-Study&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 10:33:44 GMT What can a fish tell us about human brain development? Researchers at Duke University Medical Center transplanted a set of human genes into a... What can a fish tell us about human brain development? Researchers at Duke University Medical Center transplanted a set of human genes into a zebrafish and then used it to identify genes responsible for head size at birth. Researchers at Duke University Medical Center transplanted a set of human genes into a zebrafish and then used it to identify genes responsible for head size at birth...

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