University of Cincinnati student uses zebrafish to study spinal deformities

(University of Cincinnati) Oriana Zinani, a doctoral student in molecular developmental biology at the University of Cincinnati, is part of a team of researchers using zebrafish embryos to study a gene mutation that causes scoliosis, a sideways curvature of the spine that typically occurs in humans just before puberty.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news