This Jawless Fish Could Help Treat Brain Diseases

You might expect to find these fish at the core of an ancient, distant asteroid, but we find them instead on Earth. That doesn’t mean they aren’t special, though. In fact, their immune systems may be the key to unlocking a new treatment for a human brain disease. Hosted by: Anthony Brown ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at https://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Marwan Hassoun, Jb Taishoff, Bd_Tmprd, Harrison Mills, Jeffrey Mckishen, James Knight, Christoph Schwanke, Jacob, Matt Curls, Sam Buck, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, Lehel Kovacs, Adam Brainard, Greg, Ash, Sam Lutfi, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, charles george, Alex Hackman, Chris Peters, Kevin Bealer ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.accessscience.com/content/jawless-vertebrates/014900 https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2004/07/unique-immune-system-found-lampreys http://www.glfc.org/sea-lamprey.php https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/aricles/PMC2919748/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978012800267400002X https://www.pharmasalmanac.com/articles/drug-delivery-tech-based-on-sea-lamprey-immune-system-could-facilitate-treatment-of-brain-disorders https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/uow-jft051319.php https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3756502/ https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/5/eaau4245 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3995830/ https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/uow-jft051319.php Image Sources: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/lampreys-in-steel-bowl-gm469788656-61783440 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/sea-lamprey-with-sucking-mouth-gm1130504891-299009621 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/river-lamprey-on-a-white-background-gm843318162-137805753 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/bacteria-and-virus-cute-microorganism-icon-such-as-e-coli-hiv-influenza-bold-icon-set-gm955661086-260921827 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/human-brain-stock-image-gm1132262675-300085229 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/sea-lamprey-in-a-tank-gm1187998377-335815888 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/three-glass-flask-in-science-technology-education-laboratory-background-gm1030430192-276079060 https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/close-up-hands-of-scientist-holding-white-laboratory-rat-when-discussing-research-details-with-colleague-smwrab-1qjhhe202w https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/puzzle-head-brain-concept-gm621703248-108643759


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