Medaka fish that lacked functional Hmgn2 genes were unable to distinguish between simple shapes, revealing a new function for the regulatory gene. Medaka fish that lacked functional Hmgn2 genes were ...
The estrogenic isoflavone compound genistein recently has been found in the effluents of sewage treatment plants and pulp mills, and the related compound equol has been detected in the runoff from ...
Larval nutrition plays a role in determining the sexual characteristics of Japanese rice fish, also called medaka (Oryzias latipes), report a team of researchers led by Nagoya University. The findings ...
Larval nutrition plays a role in determining the sexual characteristics of Japanese rice fish, also called medaka (Oryzias latipes), report a team of researchers led by Nagoya University. The findings ...
One of the biggest problems to solve for long-duration spaceflights is how to stop astronauts’ bones weakening in microgravity. But a series of experiments on live medaka fish aboard the International ...
Heat stress activates the PPARα signal in gonadal somatic cells through cortisol in the adrenal gland to differentiate medaka into males. A research collaboration based at Kumamoto University (Japan) ...
In a weird and wacky finding, scientists have discovered the limit to how many times a strange fish can have sex in a single day. These fish, named medaka or Oryzias latipes, were found to be able to ...
Scientists could gain insight into atypical sex development in vertebrates, including humans, by studying how nutrition affects sex changes in fish larvae. Larval nutrition plays a role in determining ...