Some unusual creatures have an innate ability to regrow a limb: salamanders, starfish, crabs, lizards and newts. Such extraordinary powers elude most animals, including humans, although scientists ...

This image shows Xenopus laevis swimming in a tank pre-amputation. [Celia Herrera-Rincon/Tufts University] Scientists at Tufts University have developed a wearable bioreactor that can promote partial ...

Scientists have used Xenopus laevis tadpoles to tease out the genetic and biological mechanisms that enhance disease tolerance, and have identified drugs that can keep the tadpoles alive even in the ...

Our goal is to determine the role of the transcription factor SIX1 and SIX1-associated genes in de velopment of the cranial bones, jaws and ear using transgenic mice and Xenopus (frog). Our ...

The African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, has been used as a laboratory animal for decades in many research areas. However, there is a lack of knowledge about the nutritional physiology of this ...

Morphometric data that provide information on body conditions can be used to monitor the health and well-being of animals. In laboratory animals, they can help to evaluate the stress due to ...