Medaka fish that lacked functional Hmgn2 genes were unable to distinguish between simple shapes, revealing a new function for the regulatory gene. Medaka fish that lacked functional Hmgn2 genes were ...

Genshin Impact has introduced fishing mechanics with the latest 2.1 update. As a result, players can now catch a wide variety of fish, such as Rusty Koi, Raimei Angelfish and Medaka. All the fish in ...

Larval nutrition plays a role in determining the sexual characteristics of Japanese rice fish, also called medaka (Oryzias latipes), report a team of researchers led by Nagoya University. The findings ...

A laboratory stock of the medaka fish O. latipes, originally collected in the Nagoya area, was used as the sample for this species in the present study. Three more laboratory stocks were also employed ...

Larval nutrition plays a role in determining the sexual characteristics of Japanese rice fish, also called medaka (Oryzias latipes), report a team of researchers led by Nagoya University. The findings ...

Medaka have been found to be active late at night, with high levels of courtship behavior between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. Observing animal behavior in a laboratory offers a controlled environment, but these ...

There is a whole lot of plastic pouring into the ocean every day, and whole lot we don't know about the damage it causes. Looking to fill in these blanks is a team of Duke University scientists, who ...

The diminutive medaka (Japanese rice fish) have been kept as pets since the Edo Period (1603-1868). They are hardy animals, an important quality for a pet, and they naturally occur in a variety of ...

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Are you good with faces? So is the Japanese rice fish – at least, it is if the faces are the right way up. Just like humans, the tiny fish has no problem recognising faces orientated the usual way, ...

Scientists could gain insight into atypical sex development in vertebrates, including humans, by studying how nutrition affects sex changes in fish larvae. Larval nutrition plays a role in determining ...