Definitions
Etymologies
- zebra + fish (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The zebrafish is a popular drug research model because it is transparent and the effects of drugs are easily monitored.”
“Morris calls the zebrafish an ideal genetic model for studies of development and disease.”
“Today, scientists can offer a real-life glimpse of this developmental bifurcation by pointing to vertebrates, such as zebrafish, that retain pharyngeal teeth only; others, such as mouse and human, that have oral teeth only; and a subset, including cichlids, that thrives with both.”
“However, methodology that allows spatio-temporally knockdown of gene expression in various model organisms such as zebrafish has not been well established, which largely limits the potential of zebrafish as a vertebrate model of human malignant disorders.”
“In lower vertebrates in particular, such as zebrafish, telomerase is constitutively active in multiple organs and may support continuous growth of the animal throughout its lifespan”
“As I descended into the shadowy depths of the general Googlesphere, I found articles on the acclimatization of zebrafish and milk production in dairy cows.”
“The drug was found in a zebrafish screen run by Dr. Zon, who says this is the first drug to go from a zebrafish screen to human trials.”
The Wall Street Journal: Birds Do It, Bees Do It, Even Zebrafish Do It—Just Too Little
“Many factors go into attractiveness," says Christian Lawrence, a fish biologist at Children's Hospital Boston who manages a large zebrafish facility.”
The Wall Street Journal: Birds Do It, Bees Do It, Even Zebrafish Do It—Just Too Little
“So rather than leave romance to chance, researchers are shoring up efforts to understand the moods and social habits of the zebrafish—thousands of which may be used in a single drug screen.”
The Wall Street Journal: Birds Do It, Bees Do It, Even Zebrafish Do It—Just Too Little
“A plastic plant isn't much interest to a minnow, but a zebrafish will spawn over one," says Dr. Paull.”
The Wall Street Journal: Birds Do It, Bees Do It, Even Zebrafish Do It—Just Too Little
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘zebrafish’.
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fish list
lots and lots of fish, a piscatorial
wetdreamablet, agnathan, ahi, ahuru, ahuruhuru, albacore, albicore, alec, alewife, allice, allis, amberjack and 840 more...
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PECH - marine species
African cuttlefish, Alaska plaice, Alaska pollock, Alaska pollack, walleye pollock, alewife, gaspereau, river herring, sawbelly, allis shad, American angler, goosefish and 994 more...
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Animal Identity Crisis
Creatures that are described in terms of other animals. Usual rules apply: look at the entries and you'll get the hang of it :-) I could say 'no madeupicals' but, jeeperz, I'd have to put myself on...
squirrel fish, birddog, whale shark, leopard seal, rhinoceros beetle, parrotfish, lion tamarin, bumblebee bat, cow sharks, tiger moth, dogfish, smoothhound shark and 140 more...
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Permutations
There are 17576 different sequences of three letters (26 x 26 x 26). How many of them occur in words? General rules of engagement: mononyms only, lower case preferred to upper case, short preferred...
aaargh, niqaabi, Isaac, raad, baaed, haaf, laager, aah, kamaaina, Naajaat, aak, aalii and 637 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for zebrafish.
kalayzich These fish are from Northern India ,
Brachydanio rerio May 18, 2009