Now, more than 100 labs around the world are using these transparent fish to study cancer pathology and development in real time. “The field of in vivo imaging—looking at things that are ...

One of the fish’s advantages is clear—literally. Because embryos are transparent and develop outside the mother’s body, scientists can manipulate genes to model human diseases and directly ...

"They’re found around 100 to 200 meters down. So I would say your general everyday person is never going to encounter one of these fish," fish biologist Sarah Friedman said. Advisory Alert ...

The barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma) is known for its strange eyes and transparent dome for a head head — features that make it look more like a creature from science fiction than reality.