Fishing trip: S.Scientists have also studied the nocturnal rituals of another model of autism: zebrafish (Danio rerio). Gene editing techniques allow scientists to create zebrafish with autism-related mutations, and then they can easily assess how the mutations are affecting behavior. “We can take our fish larvae – at 5 days of age they have this […]
Over the past century, scientists have used a variety of animal models to improve their understanding of the developing brain and autism. Here is a chronology of some of the groundbreaking discoveries with unusual models of autism. 1916 Notch: Biologist Thomas Hunt Morgan identifies a fruit fly gene called NOTCH, which affects wing maturation and […]
