👉Scientists discovered that a protein found in Zebrafish can regenerate aged discs in human vertebrae.
👉Zebrafish is a small (2-3 cm long) freshwater fish found in tropical and subtropical regions.
👉The fish is native to South Asia’s Indo-Gangetic plains, where they are mostly found in the paddy fields and even in stagnant water and streams.
👉It attracts developmental biologists due to its adequate regeneration capacity of almost all its organs, including the brain, heart, eye, and spinal cord.
👉It has a similar genetic structure (around 70%) to humans.
👉IUCN Red List Status: Least concerned.
