Zebrafish could be the key to cure cancer [Video]

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — Huge cancer research is happening right in West Michigan. Scientists at the Van Andel Institute are using zebrafish to help develop stem cells for cancer research.

Dr. Stephanie Grainger said zebrafish are a great model to figure out how things happen during normal developmental biology. 

Plus, they’re see-through. 

“So, we can actually see inside of the fish and see the cells as they’re developing in real life,” said Grainger.

Grainger and her team are trying to build stem cells in a dish. The goal is to find a better way to treat, or even cure, types of cancers without chemotherapy. 

“If we can instead figure out how to make really specific drugs that target the specific genetics that go awry during cancer, then we’d be able to get around that toxicity of cancer therapies,” said …