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Biology: Scientists play MC Hammer to baby zebrafish to learn how they develop hearing underwater 

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Stop, Science time! Scientists are playing MC Hammer to baby zebrafish in order to understand how they develop their hearing underwater. After developing a special speaker system to play music to the fish, Australian neuroscientists imaged the brains of the larval zebrafish to see which cells reacted. They found that young zebrafish have considerably better … Read more

Fish eye lens: ‘Single-pixel vision’ allows zebrafish to spot their tiny prey

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Fish eye lens: Zebrafish use ‘single-pixel vision’ to spot their tiny prey – which may be the same technique humans use to see minuscule details like stars in the sky Zebrafish used single photoreceptor cells in a highly sensitive part of their eye This zone is thought to be an early form of the human … Read more