Zebrafish - A Key to Understanding Human Development

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In this NIH video, scientists study the zebrafish to try to understand the intricate process by which a fertilized egg develops into a fully formed individual—and also the numerous diseases and conditions that can result when even a tiny part of that process goes wrong.

Access Zebrafish - A Key to Understanding Human Development from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.