So what is FAS?

In your first lab you will be considering whether Zebrafish embryos treated with alcohol can be used as a model organism for Foetal Alcohol Syndrome i.e. do Zebrafish embryos respond in the same way to alcohol as human embryos?

So what is Foetal Alcohol Syndrome?

Foetal Alcohol Syndrome is a range of mental and physiological defects that can develop when alcohol crosses the placenta to the foetus. Symptoms include:

• Stunted growth
• A reduced jaw
• Damaged Neurons
• Cognitive impairments
• Heart defects
• Small eyes
• A small head
• Short stature
• Reduced muscle tone

I wonder if you are going to be able to spot any of these in your alcohol treated Zebrafish embryos...

Your life107 teaching team