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African Clawed Frogs: Species Profile
African clawed frogs get their name from the three claws on their hind feet, which are used to tear apart food. These aquatic ...
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Rapid evolution: African clawed frog sex determination challenges prevailing theory
More information: Ben J Evans et al, Rapid Sex Chromosome Turnover in African Clawed Frogs (Xenopus) and the Origins of New Sex Chromosomes, Molecular Biology and Evolution (2024). DOI: 10.1093 ...
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Drug Cocktail Triggers Regeneration of Amputated Frog Legs
A new chemical treatment allowed African clawed frogs, which normally don’t regenerate limbs, to regrow functional hind legs following amputation. Dan is a News Editor at The Scientist. He writes and ...
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Marked swelling with coalescing ecchymoses of the lower mandible in a Xenopus laevis frog
A female African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, was housed at the Biological Resources Facility of North Carolina State University in a tank with two other females. The frog was ∼1.5 years old and ...
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Frogs used to tell women if they were pregnant - here's how the test worked and why it was popular for decades
African clawed frogs used to be the best human pregnancy tests in the world. Doctors would inject a woman's urine into the back of a female frog; if positive, the frog would lay eggs. Frog or ...