Multicellular organisms develop with a remarkable consistency, maintaining a precise body plan in the face of genetic polymorphism or environmental fluctuations 1. Yet, size and shape differ ...

The genome sequence of the most common laboratory frog reveals that it originated when different frog species hybridized and the genome doubled, paralleling events that led to the origin of ...

Because of its large eggs, Xenopus laevis -- the African clawed frog -- has become a popular model for studying embryo development and cell biology. It's smaller cousin, X. tropicalis, is now gaining ...

The African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, is a palm-sized, greenish-gray animal that hails from the ponds and rivers of sub-Saharan Africa, where it lived for millions of years without anyone injecting ...

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Neurons have the amazing ability to self-organize into highly refined networks. I am interested in how these networks form. I am especially interested in the molecular pathways underlying this process ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Model organisms are often assumed to be representative of some more inclusive taxon of which the species is a part. This assumption leads to ...

Computer scientists and biologists have teamed up to make a new class of living robotics that challenge the boundary between digital and biological. A xenobot, derived from the skin cells of frog ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Components of the feeding behavioral repertoire of captive African clawed frogs were determined and described. Sequential transitional ...

Pregnancy tests did not always come in an easy-to-use, sterile kit that provided almost immediate results. Less than a century ago, women had to rely upon frogs instead. In 1938, Dr. Edward R. Elkan ...

A fungus that grows on the backs of frogs may be responsible for the extinction of dozens of species, say the authors of a study published in Thursday’s issue of Nature. Amphibian chytrid fungus seems ...