Dissection isn’t needed to see the organs, blood vessels and eggs of transparent frogs being produced by researchers in Japan.
The new see-through frogs allow scientists to observe a frog’s organs over its entire life, starting as tadpoles, instead of having to dissect it. Researchers hope it’ll help in the study of cancer and how toxins affect the bones, liver and other organs.
The frogs could also be used in schools, where dissections are becoming more controversial.
Researchers bred the transparent amphibian, which is a type of Japanese brown frog, for two recessive genes that make it pale. They are still trying to figure out how to pass the transparency trait to the frog’s offspring.
Hmm 😐 thats kinda cool and kinda wierd 😀
That doesn’t look very “see-through” to me. Maybe It’s just a bad picture, because it looks more of an opaque color to me. Why don’t the scientists just see if the can mate two of the same breed frogs? That probably was tried already, just a thought. 😉 8) This could be a big breakthrough in science, though. 😛 😀
cool I want one
Interesting, gross, and helpful. No more dissections! Yea, no more grossness! Rotfl. Am I first?
There’s something I the greatest of all minds didn’nt know. I think its cool!
WHAT?! Why do the scientists always take away the FUN stuff?
awesome! no dissection! dissection is so messed up to frogs! poor frogs 🙁
SWEET, Me is right no more dissections,save the trees and frogs.;)
Dont kill the frogs no more dissections >:(
That realy dosent look see throu to me. no more dissections:(
that is awesome
i e-mailed it to my science teacher so no more disections
it still looks fun to dicect though
ewwwww
sweet!! 😀
I`m weth you starfreak
that is cool
Im also glad about this. No more killing, no more cruel studies. This is the best thing that has happened in history!