By Editor , 31 October 2026
Whitehead Maps 600,000 Cells in First Whole-Body Vertebrate Atlas

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – October 30, 2026 -- Whitehead Institute researchers have profiled more than 600,000 cells from the transparent fish Danionella cerebrum to build the first comprehensive whole-body single-cell atlas of an adult vertebrate, according to a study published in Science on October 29.