45 reactions · 14 shares | Zebrafish grow at an extremely fast rate, developing as much in a day as a human embryo develops in one month. For context, a fertilized zebrafish egg develops and hatches within 48 hours. https://bit.ly/3HjqU1A The first 22 hours of zebrafish development (blood vessels shown in green) Daniel Castranova Dr. Brant M. Weinstein National Institutes of Health (NIH) NICHD Bethesda, Maryland, USA Confocal 4X (Objective Lens Magnification) | Nikon Small World | Facebook

A timelapse of zebrafish embryo development over 24 hours taken by visiting high school student Ashley Zeimer from Glenbard East High School. The footage was imaged on a ZEISS Microscopy Zeiss Stemi 508 using an AxioCam ERc 5 and LabScope software. | Marine Biological Laboratory