I had the pleasure of exploring Oregon’s Zebrafish International Resource Center this afternoon. It houses mutant strains of zebra fish, and breeds and distributes them to researchers worldwide. The room is maintained at a humid 83.3 degrees Fahrenheit, optimal breeding conditions for the fish.
Transparent zebrafish fry at Oregon’s Zebrafish International Resource Center, which focuses on the preservation and distribution of mutant zebrafish strains. Among the strains, the facility collects and breeds albino, longfin, and transparent fish for researchers worldwide. (Rachelle Hacmac/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Research Assistant Supervisor Chapell Miller at Oregon’s Zebrafish International Resource Center, which focuses on the preservation and distribution of mutant zebrafish strains. Among the strains, the facility collects and breeds albino, longfin, and transparent fish for researchers worldwide. (Rachelle Hacmac/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Developing zebrafish are examined with an ultraviolet microscope at Oregon’s Zebrafish International Resource Center, which focuses on the preservation and distribution of mutant zebrafish strains. Among the strains, the facility collects and breeds albino, longfin, and transparent fish for researchers worldwide. (Rachelle Hacmac/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Adult transparent zebrafish at Oregon’s Zebrafish International Resource Center, which focuses on the preservation and distribution of mutant zebrafish strains. Among the strains, the facility collects and breeds albino, longfin, and transparent fish for researchers worldwide. (Rachelle Hacmac/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Research Assistant Supervisor Chapell Miller mixes male and female zebrafish for breeding purposes at Oregon’s Zebrafish International Resource Center, which focuses on the preservation and distribution of mutant zebrafish strains. Among the strains, the facility collects and breeds albino, longfin, and transparent fish for researchers worldwide. (Rachelle Hacmac/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Adult albino zebrafish at Oregon’s Zebrafish International Resource Center, which focuses on the preservation and distribution of mutant zebrafish strains. Among the strains, the facility collects and breeds albino, longfin, and transparent fish for researchers worldwide. (Rachelle Hacmac/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Zebrafish at Oregon’s Zebrafish International Resource Center, which focuses on the preservation and distribution of mutant zebrafish strains. Among the strains, the facility collects and breeds albino, longfin, and transparent fish for researchers worldwide. (Rachelle Hacmac/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Adult transparent zebrafish at Oregon’s Zebrafish International Resource Center, which focuses on the preservation and distribution of mutant zebrafish strains. Among the strains, the facility collects and breeds albino, longfin, and transparent fish for researchers worldwide. (Rachelle Hacmac/Oregon Daily Emerald)