Zebrafish as a model organism for genetic diseases

GGC Director of Functional Studies, Dr. Heather Flanagan-Steet, provides an overview of the use of zebrafish as a model organism for genetic research. She also offers a tour of the Hazel and Bill Allin Aquaculture Facility at the Greenwood Genetic Center.

[@tech.zoologicalandfunny8344]

That was a very informative video.
You have the best facility even i am thinking to persuee my phd in this lab😊.
By the right now i am doing research on congenital anomalies.

[@FAMAResearchFund]

Thank you so much for making this video! I'm the mom of two kids with an ultra rare genetic disease. We have identified the suspect gene, FAM177A!, but do not yet know the function of the gene but there is a team trying to figure it out using zebra fish! I have so many questions about how this works and your video helped me better understand the process!! Do you know anything about FAM177a1?

[@GreenwoodGeneticCenter]

Thanks for sharing, Jill! The zebrafish really are a wonderful model organism, and we're so glad our video helped you better understand how they are used in genetics research. Dr. Flanagan-Steet and her team have not worked on FAM177a1 before, but she is more than happy to speak with you about how such projects are done in the zebrafish community. if you'd like to connect with her, please send your contact information to [e-mail] and we'll make that happen. All the best to you and your family!

[@emilyjarvis9031]

Very interesting and educational, but, do you really think those very small tanks mimic a flowing river? The water in a river is not typically the color of pool water, neither is it empty. I understand you don’t provide then gravel and rocks, plants etc because that is high maintenance for cleaning, but is that fair to the fish? Thousands of lives taken to save potentially the odd 1 or 2 human lives? How do you justify the use of so many lives to research a rare genetic disease in human beings? Thanks. Emily

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My zebra danio eggs are not hatchling.. 3days have passed
They are transparent with White dot on them each
......??? Can i now throw the eggs

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