Through cross-breeding, scientists have created a zebra-fish with a transparent skin so that they can actually see the insides of the fish. Zebra fish are genetically similar to humans in a number of ways, and hence serve as good subjects for experiments like this. These are now being used to understand cancer. Excerpt:<\/p>\n
White created the transparent fish, which he nicknamed Casper, by mating two existing zebrafish breeds, one that lacked a reflective skin pigment and the other without black pigment. The offspring had only yellow skin pigment, essentially appearing clear.<\/p>\n
In one experiment, White and his colleagues inserted a fluorescent melanoma tumor into the abdominal cavity of the transparent fish. By observing the fish under a microscope, they found that the cancer cells started spreading within five days. White could actually see individual cells spreading.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
See full article<\/a>. They also have a picture of the fish for you to ogle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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