Logo for World Birth Defects Day featuring a silhouette of an adult holding a child against a globe background, encircled by the text "World Birth Defects Day - Every Journey Matters."

More than 8 million babies worldwide are born with a serious birth defect each year.

Today, on #WorldBDDay we join other organizations in raising #AwarenessWithoutStigma.

Learn more at: www.worldbirthdefectsday.org

On World Birth Defects Day raise awareness about causes & prevention strategies. A key tip: Folic acid is crucial for healthy development. #WorldBDDay #FolicAcid www.worldbirthdefectsday.org

Join us on World Birth Defects Day for a Global Clubfoot Initiative Webinar to explore why early identification and referral matter
Tues 3 March 2026, 12.00-13.00 GMT
🔗 Register: lnkd.in/eZy2aw8C
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A targeted CRISPR-Cas9 mediated F0 screen identifies genes involved in establishment of the enteric nervous system The vertebrate enteric nervous system (ENS) is a crucial network of enteric neurons and glia resident within the entire gastrointestinal tract (GI). Overseeing essential GI functions such as gut motil...

Like humans, zebrafish also have nervous system cells resident in their guts. Check out what our lab is doing to discover new genes essential for gut nervous system development, journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... #WorldBDDay