The zebrafish issue: 25 years on

Mary C Mullins, Joaquín Navajas Acedo, Rashmi Priya, Lilianna Solnica-Krezel, Stephen W Wilson
2021
In the 1990s, labs on both sides of the Atlantic performed the largest genetic mutagenesis screen at that time using an emerging model organism: the zebrafish. Led by Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard in Tübingen, Germany, and Wolfgang Driever in Boston, USA, these colossal screens culminated in 1996 with the publication of 37 articles in a special issue of Development, which remains the journal's largest issue to this day. To celebrate the anniversary of the zebrafish issue and reflect on the 25
more » ... s since its publication, five zebrafish researchers share what the issue means to them, how it has contributed to their career and its impact on the zebrafish community.
doi:10.1242/dev.200343 pmid:34913466 pmcid:PMC10656453 fatcat:bwgt7d6xkrc3tpks3sz4iy7tx4