Fish represent one of the most diverse groups of vertebrates, exhibiting a wide array of physiological adaptations that have enabled them to colonise nearly every aquatic habitat on Earth. Central to ...

The role of fish in research on genetics and evolution / C. Kosswig -- The sex-determining mechanism of the platyfish, Xiphophorus maculatus / K.D. Kallman -- Preliminary report on sex differentiation ...

Genetic sequencing research led by the Federal University of Pará charts a route for protecting Amazonian species. Focused on pirarucu and other native animals, the work links conservation, controlled ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Genetic mutations in ...

Loss of neurons in in the retina due to trauma or disease leads to vision impairment or blindness, a process which is irreversible in humans. Interestingly, some animals like fish have the built-in ...

Rice University computational biologist George Phillips is co-author on a new paper in Science detailing a 10-year effort that determined a variety of fish with electric organs evolved those organs by ...