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Zebrafish in K-12 science education

January 28, 2013 | Author:AAAS member -- Freelance Writer Mary Bates, Ph.D.
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In research laboratories around the world, the zebrafish (Danio rerio) is the go-to model organism for the study of vertebrate development, genetics, evolution, toxicology, and disease. But these little fish are beginning to gain popularity in another setting: the classroom.