zebra fish

noun

|Updated on: 12 Jun 2018

Definition of zebra fish

: any of various barred fishes; especially : a very small blue-and-silver-striped Indian danio (Danio rerio synonym Brachydanio rerio) often kept in the tropical aquarium

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In subsequent, unpublished work, the compound stopped the growth of rapidly regenerating tissue in zebra fish, suggesting an indirect role in inhibiting some fast-growing tumors.

— peter andrey smith, Scientific American, "Microbes Living in Antarctic Huts Produce Novel Chemical Compounds," 1 June 2018
In contrast, zebra fish’s temperature varies quite a bit.

— dana g. smith, Scientific American, "Sound Awake: “Noisy” Neurons May Repeatedly Disrupt Your Sleep," 1 May 2018
And the researchers eventually hope to be able to monitor mutation rates real time in entire organisms, such as zebra fish, to see whether different tissues have different mutation rates.

— elizabeth pennisi, Science | AAAS, "Mutating DNA caught on film," 15 Mar. 2018

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