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See-Through Fish Help Cancer Research
Hugh Pickens writes "What is transparent, swims, and helps cure cancer? Caspar the friendly fish — a zebrafish bred with a see-through body to make studying disease processes easier for rapidly changing processes such as cancer, Zebrafish are genetically similar to humans in many ways and serve as good models for human biology and disease. In one experiment, researchers inserted a fluorescent melanoma tumor into the abdominal cavity of the transparent fish and by observing the fish under a microscope, they found that the cancer cells started spreading within five days and could actually see individual cells spreading. "The process by which a tumor goes from being localized to widespread and ultimately fatal is the most vexing problem that oncologists face," says Richard White, a clinical fellow in the Stem Cell Program at Children's Hospital Boston. "We don't know why cancer cells decide to move away from their primary site to other parts in the body." Researchers created the transparent fish, (photo) by mating two existing zebrafish breeds, one that lacked a reflective skin pigment and the other without black pigment. The offspring had only yellow skin pigment, essentially appearing clear."
Something new to eat. Thank you Jesus!
1) Figure out the genes involved via a bioinformatics database. ...)
5) See-through zebra fish.
2) Order the genes - look up oligonucleotide synthesis companies, or DIY with the open source machine.
3) Download the biokit for do-it-yourself genetic engineering.
4) ??? (tanks, supplies, tissue culture, obtaining zebra fish and feed
...now if they can only make us transparent also....
>Zebrafish are genetically similar to humans in many ways
Yeah, yeah. That's what I kept telling the cops. They said, "'k, son, maybe so, but they're still underaged."
Thank you, thank you. I'll be here in court all week. Don't forget to tip your waiter, and don't eat the fish platter.
When do they breed see-through people, for the human studies?
Just -1, Troll talking to another.
>> that fish looks gross
Just wait 'till it poops.
It's a space station ...
You know what they say about opinions. They're all fabulous!
Crystal Sushi
Weeks of coding saves hours of planning.
I can just picture it now... "Here's the fish you ordered sir". "But wait, its an empty plate, I don't see the fish".
Strange. The Emperor seems quite fond of the dish...
If it's for-profit but free, you're not the customer -- you're the product (e.g., the Slashdot Beta's "audience").
I'd like to see how you look with a fluorescent tumour inserted into your abdominal cavity.
It would be ironic if they cured cancer, but they had to make you transparent first...
ZuluPad, the wiki notepad on crack
Fuck cancer, I wanna be transparent too !
Wanna fight ? Bend over, stick your head up your ass, and fight for air.
They're pretty but having to wipe them down with Windex once a week is a pain. Oh, also they don't seem to live more than a week.
THIS is a transparent fish:
Being transparent would be pretty cool. You could eat loads of spinach, then loads of oranges, then beetroot and watch your insides impersonate a traffic light.
It's true I tell you, feller at work's next door neighbour read it in the paper.