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Andsincezebrafishshareover 70% oftheirgeneticbuildingblockswithhumans, thisfootagecanhelpinformresearchonhowcancercellsinteractinhumansonlyifweknowthecontextof a cell, wecantrulyunderstandhowitmigratesthrough a bodyandhowitinteractsandwhichcellsareimportantonitspaththrough a body.
Andthistechnologyisadvancingsomuchthatscientistsarenowevenabletolookatmicroscopicimagesofourbrainbecausethisisn't a dazzlinglightningstrikeinthenightsky, it's actuallygrowingbraincells.
Thisfootageshows a criticalstepinbraindevelopmenttheperiodwhentheneurondecideswhichofthemanynureitesbecometheactsonthepartthatwillbeinchargeofsendinganelectriccurrent.
Turnsout a lotofthesethingsthatwethoughtweunderstoodreallywellfromtextbooks, maybedidn't getthingsquiteAzizrightastheycouldhavenowthatwehavethelivemoviesinfrontofusandallthesenewtechnologiesthatway, usedtolookatthosequestionsandandhisteamcanstarttolookathowneuronstransmit, functionanddevelopinextremedetail, aswellaslookingathowthesecellsgrowandhowproteinswithinthebrainmoveandpushthingsaround, whichinturnallowsthemandotherresearcherstoseehowsevereneurologicaldiseaseslike a L s formaswell.