Beneath the Surface: What Zebrafish Can Tell Us About Anxiety
Monday, July 14, 2014 - 14:50
in Biology & Nature
Ithaca College professor Iann Woods researches how genetics influence responses to stimuli that can trigger anxiety, and he's using zebrafish -- a tropical member of the minnow family named for the black stripes on their bodies -- to do so. He and his team of student researchers examine how fish with tweaked genes respond to different triggers compared to unmodified fish. The work could someday lead to better, more nuanced medications for anxiety disorders.