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  • NYU Tandon: Ross Anderson

    3D zebrafish can replace real animals in the lab

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    Mariella Moon
    Mariella Moon
    01.15.2017

    A few years ago, zebrafish became the new lab rat because of their genetic similarity to humans. So, when a team of researchers from the NYU Tandon School of Engineering decided to develop a virtual alternative for lab animals, they chose the tropical freshwater minnows. The team used real-life data to develop a platform that simulates zebrafish swimming in three dimensions, which is accurate enough to replace the animals in experiments.