Research can change lives and this story is about common genetic mutations in zebrafish and humans with Fragile X syndrome and autism. 
 
Queensland Brain Institute’s Associate Professor Ethan Scott and Dr Lena Constantin used zebrafish that carry the same genetic mutations as humans with Fragile X syndrome and autism, and discovered the neural networks and pathways that produce the hypersensitivities to sound in both species.
 
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