Towards a future beyond animal testing?
As spring fades into summer and nature bursts into full bloom, it is a fitting time to reflect on scientific approaches that promote innovation while advancing more ethical and sustainable research practices. This past spring was filled with events and initiatives that energized the research community and accelerated the development of forward-thinking solutions. Among them, […]
Application note – Sorting of killifish (N. furzeri) embryos with the EggSorter
Do you work with killifish and you would like to know how the EggSorter can benefit your lab? This application note explains how the fish facility at the Leibniz Institute on Aging uses the EggSorter for the automatic sorting of killifish embryos. Results demonstrate that the use of the EggSorter ensures more consistent and standardized handling […]
Where do our aquatic models come from ?
Did you know that the EggSorter works with small biological entities from different species: from zebrafish, medaka and killifish eggs to xenopus oocytes and embryos? Sounds cool, right? But do you know where these species exactly come from and what they are used for in research? This article presents the ecology of these organisms and […]