A*STAR scientists link zebrafish genes to human respiratory diseases.

A small freshwater fish found in many tropical aquariums may hold the key to unlocking one of the leading causes of respiratory diseases in humans. Scientists from A*STAR’s Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) have identified hundreds of novel genes in the zebrafish that could be functionally identical to the human genes required for forming motile cilia, hair-like structures on the surface of airway … Continue reading A*STAR scientists link zebrafish genes to human respiratory diseases.