Birth at the ideal moment: an unsuspected privilege granted to fish. Behind this astonishing ability lies a subtle mechanism ...

The discovery provides insight into the mechanisms that could one day help humans recover from hearing loss and balance ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered new details about how the spinal column forms in developing vertebrates, ...

The embryos of many fish species have some control over when they hatch, effectively choosing their own birthdays. A study by ...

The human heart beats 60-100 times a minute, without you needing to pay any attention to it. Heart function is controlled by ...

Anew study from USC Stem Cell scientists reveals how certain animals, such as zebrafish and lizards, can regenerate their hearing by reactivating dormant gene regulators. The discovery provides ...

WUHAN -- A closed aquatic ecosystem established on China's space station proved to be successful, as four zebrafish kept in it completed their life stages from growth to development and ...

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 ...

For decades, scientists believed the heart was a normal organ controlled entirely by the brain. Now, the picture just got a ...

Researchers confirm using zebrafish that if a certain gene is not excluded when vertebrate embryos are developing, the notochord will not elongate properly, resulting in a shortened form.

The heart has long been thought to be controlled solely by the autonomic nervous system, which transmits signals from the ...