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Japanese Create "See-Through" Frogs

Category: amphibianfrog
Posted on: September 27, 2007 11:05 AM, by ableiman

Those crazy Japanese have done it again! By combining two types of recessive genes that cause frogs to be pale, they have created a frog with almost transparent skin. Unfortunately for the frogs, the advantages to testing on a see-through critter are numerous. For example, "You can see through the skin how organs grow, how cancer starts and develops," explained the lead researcher Masayuki Sumida, professor at the Institute for Amphibian Biology of state-run Hiroshima University. "You can watch organs of the same frog over its entire life as you don't have to dissect it. The researcher can also observe how toxins affect bones, livers and other organs at lower costs."

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Thanks to its transparent skin, scientists now know that this frog died of a broken heart.

In addition to some types of cancer, numerous organs, blood vessels and...

...even eggs can be viewed through the frog's skin without having to dissect the animal. Basically it's a win/lose situation for the frogs who now get to live longer with the various diseases and clever mutations scientists think up for them.

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When I grow up, I want to be a terrarium for cancer!

The see-through frogs, or "organ bags" as we like to call them, were developed from mutant Rena japonica also known as Japanese brown frogs. Apparently this is the first transparent four legged creature ever created so obviously Sumida is racing to "patent the sh*t out of it." (a rough translation)

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"Ribbit-kill-me-now, ribbit-kill-me-now..."

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Sure, he's smiling on the outside....

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Comments

1

I want a jellyfish lamp.

Posted by: sally | September 28, 2007 1:23 PM

2

Where's the link?

Posted by: Anon | September 28, 2007 5:19 PM

3

how profound

Posted by: Lav | February 7, 2008 7:35 PM

5

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Madina | May 23, 2008 4:31 PM

6

thankss

Posted by: ankara evden eve nakliyat | July 21, 2008 4:59 AM

7

NO WAY see through frogs!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: mikayla | August 17, 2008 4:53 PM

8

omg the 1st one was creepy!

Posted by: laura | December 6, 2008 4:38 PM

9

arma

Posted by: arma | February 28, 2009 3:52 AM

10

Omg those poor frogs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Hanna | July 15, 2009 2:50 PM

11

Testing on animals is cruel, unnecessary, and obsolete.

Posted by: M. | June 12, 2010 5:49 PM

12

I have been working fine. Great content of your posted article. Waiting for a hope of new work.

Posted by: flatcast | September 24, 2010 3:47 PM

13

if we ever thought of doing this to humans we'd get the death penalty, or worse... So what makes it okay to do it to a creature that cannot protest?

Posted by: kayla | February 21, 2011 5:20 PM

14

geneticly engenering animals is animal obuss i find it obserd to create animals for scientific research its just wrong in the first place we do not need anymore animals on earth we need to protect the ones we have now.there are plenty of animals that are calling out for our help. they may not be saying it in our languege but i bet you they are calling out lets answer their call and protest aginst animal obuse we can change this wrold. besides scince when dose the japenese have the right to do this?????????

Posted by: kendra | February 23, 2011 7:15 PM

15

Testing on animals is cruel, unnecessary, and obsolete.

Posted by: Emlak Haberleri | May 9, 2011 4:24 PM

16

geneticly engenering animals is animal obuss i find it obserd to create animals for scientific research its just wrong in the first place we do not need anymore animals on earth we need to protect the ones we have now.there are plenty of animals that are calling out for our help. they may not be saying it in our languege but i bet you they are calling out lets answer their call and protest aginst animal obuse we can change this wrold. besides scince when dose the japenese have the right to do this?????????

Posted by: son projeler | May 9, 2011 4:30 PM

17

NO WAY see through frogs!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: ortasinifevsahibioluyor | May 9, 2011 4:32 PM

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geneticly engenering animals is animal obuss i find it obserd to create animals for scientific research its just wrong in the first place we do not need anymore animals on earth we need to protect the ones we have now.there are plenty of animals that are calling out for our help. they may not be saying it in our languege but i bet you they are calling out lets answer their call and protest aginst animal obuse we can change this wrold. besides scince when dose the japenese have the right to do this?????????

Posted by: konut firsatlari | May 9, 2011 4:32 PM

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geneticly engenering animals is animal obuss i find it obserd to create animals for scientific research its just wrong in the first place we do not need anymore animals on earth we need to protect the ones we have now.there are plenty of animals that are calling out for our help. they may not be saying it in our languege but i bet you they are calling out lets answer their call and protest aginst animal obuse we can change this wrold. besides scince when dose the japenese have the right to do this?????????

Posted by: proje haberleri | May 9, 2011 4:49 PM

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