See-through fish aid scientists in autism-related breakthrough

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - 09:20 in Biology & Nature

University of Miami researchers have discovered a clue in the humble zebrafish’s digestive tract that, one day, could help people on the autism spectrum alleviate one of the most common yet least studied symptoms of their disorder: gastrointestinal distress. By replicating a mutation in zebrafish that causes a rare, autism-related genetic condition known as Phelan-McDermid […]

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