Fluorescent quail embryos could help solve serious birth defects in humans
- Written by Samara Ranie, PhD Student, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland
A cross-section of the fully formed quail neural tube.Samara Ranie/Institute for Molecular BioscienceThe quail is a small, unassuming bird that glides rather than flies and prefers to hide under bushes than to perch on top of a tree. And now, it’s also helping scientists understand serious birth defects in humans.
In a new paper published in...





