Human Footprint

How This Frog Changed Science

Meet Xenopus, the African Clawed Frog: a strange creature that has opened a window into understanding ourselves in unexpected ways. Join Shane in this episode of Human Footprint as he talks to scientists Jim Hanken, Kelsey Tyssowski, and Marko Horb to find out how one frog become one of the world's most versatile laboratory animals.

How This Frog Changed Science

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Meet Xenopus, the African Clawed Frog: a strange creature that has opened a window into understanding ourselves in unexpected ways. Join Shane in this episode of Human Footprint as he talks to scientists Jim Hanken, Kelsey Tyssowski, and Marko Horb to find out how one frog become one of the world's most versatile laboratory animals.

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