Video: Digital zebrafish embryo shows how the cells develop over the first 24 hours of a fish's life
Scientists have created the first digital "blueprint" for a vertebrate, by tracking all the cells in a zebrafish embryo for the first 24 hours after fertilisation. This was then encoded to make a 3D computer model.
Watch exclusive video of the digital embryo in full size
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Interesting Experiment
Sat Oct 11 17:31:47 BST 2008 by Prof Old Goat Beard
Which is the more interesting experiment? The embryo video, or seeing which New Scientist articles don't get any replies? I think this article needed a bit more text.
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