AFRICAN clawed frogs are cannibals. They will willingly eat their own tadpoles – but they like eating those of an endangered South African frog even more. Biologists are already familiar with ...

To find out, he and Blackiston started with African clawed frog tadpoles (Xenopus laevis) and removed the normal eyes. They then transplanted cells that would grow into eyes onto the animals’ tails.

Very occasionally, African clawed frog tadpoles never stop being tadpoles and turn into frogs. They increase in size, and they reach a form of sexual maturity, but they look eternally young.

A tadpole with its eye transplanted to the tail. (Credit: Blackiston et. al) A migraine drug has given tadpoles the ability to see out of eyes in their tails. Researchers at Tuft's University ...

Nagoya University researchers have identified a gene that plays a crucial role in regenerating neurons of African clawed frog tadpoles, which has an unusually high capacity for nerve regeneration ...

UC Professor Daniel Buchholz holds an African clawed frog in his biology lab. Their little fingers don't have actual claws but hard calloused tips. Photo/Andrew Higley/UC Marketing + Brand African ...

Nagoya University researchers have identified a gene that plays a crucial role in regenerating neurons of African clawed frog tadpoles, which has an unusually high capacity for nerve regeneration ...

Laura Tran’s June 14, 2024 article for The Scientist gives both a brief history of Michael Levin’s and his team’s work on developing living robots using stem cells from an African clawed frog (known ...

African clawed frog tadpoles modified with jellyfish genes show promise as a faster and less expensive way to detect pollution than traditional methods, say a University of Wyoming professor and ...

Researchers successfully implanted eye tissue in the tails of blind tadpoles of African clawed frogs, giving the tadpoles vision. The findings, detailed in the Feb. 27, 2013, issue of the Journal ...

Nagoya University researchers have identified a gene that plays a crucial role in regenerating neurons of African clawed frog tadpoles, which has an unusually high capacity for nerve regeneration ...