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Nature 427, 672-673 (19 February 2004) |

Science at the movies: The fabulous fish guy

Alison Abbott1

  1. Alison Abbott is Nature's senior European correspondent.

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Last year's movie smash Finding Nemo impressed many marine biologists with its scientific accuracy. Alison Abbott meets the young expert in fish biomechanics who helped to breathe life into the film's stars.

Adam Summers doesn't own a television. And he had never seen an animated movie until a chance encounter propelled him into the studios of Pixar, as scientific adviser on the company's film, Finding Nemo.