Zebrafish+Cloning

September 21 2009**
 * Science Daily

"A team of Michigan State University researchers has developed a new, more efficient way of cloning zebra fish, a breakthrough that could have implications for human health research."The zebra fish is a very common studied fish as for studying genetics and cloning. It is also used in cancer research and cardiovascular research. They are also a good model for showing birth defects.

So because of all of these benefits from thwe zebraa fish scientists decided to clone them. "The normal cloning technique uses an unfertilized egg and a donor cell. The DNA is removed from the egg and replaced by the DNA taken from the donor. The egg cell is then coaxed into dividing. The resulting fish is an exact genetic copy of the donor." In conclusion MSU has found a better way to clone zebra fish. This will have a positive effect on us. Autumn Johnson 3-18-2010