It seems that everyone knows someone affected by cancer. Thousands of Canadians each year have their lives forever changed by the impact of childhood cancers and other genetic diseases. When it comes to treatments and potential cures, hope lives inside one of the most unexpected of organisms — the tiny zebrafish.

A freshwater fish originally native to India, the zebrafish rarely grows larger than 4 cm in length in the lab — but inside that small exterior you’ll find a genetic system shockingly similar to ours. Inside Dalhousie University’s Zebrafish Core Facility you’ll find 70,000 of these zebrafish, helping researchers like Dr. Jason Berman and his team test new drugs that may transform cancer treatment forever.

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