title: Medaka as a research organism: past, present and future.
abstract: This introductory review briefly describes the history of medaka as a research organism and the previous accomplishments of the medaka field. The medaka genome project currently underway through the efforts of an international consortium, the Medaka Genome Initiative, and the future prospects for medaka research, particularly for genomic analyses, are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrated Biosciences 102, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa City, Chiba 277-8562, Japan. ashima@fan.hi-ho.ne.jp
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shima
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mitani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D030801:Animals, Genetically Modified; D004626:Embryology / Q000266:history*; D005823:Genetics / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D009990:Oryzias / Q000196:embryology*