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Is a transparent fish the future of brain science? This center is betting on it

One of the world's leading brain research centers is shifting away from fruit flies and toward a tiny, transparent fish. The goal: to understand how brains control the behavior of an animal or human.

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Is a transparent fish the future of brain science? This center is betting on it
Source: NPR News
Fluorescent proteins, seen inside this transparent <em>Danionella</em> fish, allow scientists to track processes in its brain and body. Researchers at a major brain science center hope that studying <em>Danionella</em> fish will reveal new information about the brain-behavior connection.

One of the world's leading brain research centers is shifting away from fruit flies and toward a tiny, transparent fish. The goal: to understand how brains control the behavior of an animal or human.

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