Transgenic animals continue to play an essential role in many aspects of zebrafish research, including the development of disease models. The most widely used system for zebrafish transgenesis is the ...

A microscope image of H5N1 avian influenza. Credit: CDC and NIAID Bird flu, or H5N1 avian influenza, has been circulating across North America since 2022, infecting birds, livestock, wildlife, pets, ...

So the places where fresh water is available, such as the lake in Sandgerði, attract a lot of birds. Our project is to screen for strains of avian influenza (bird flu) to study how they spread.