What happens when you cross stem cells from a frog heart and frog skin? Not much—that is, until you program those cells to move. In that case, you've created a xenobot, a new type of organism that's ...

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RAYNE, La. (WAFB) - It seems that everywhere you look in the Cajun town of Rayne, you see frogs. They’re on the sidewalks, in front of stores, the police station, the firehouse, and the courthouse.

A frog with no lungs, a “ninja” slug firing love darts at its mate, and the world’s longest insect are among new species discovered in the three years since the Heart of Borneo conservation plan was ...

THIS useful monograph contains a full and critical summary of recent work on the chemical processes in the frog's heart and their relation to muscular activity. So much of our knowledge of muscle ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - If you exit Interstate 10 in the city of Rayne, it’s hard to miss that frogs are a big deal in this southwest Louisiana town. Frogs are everywhere in Rayne — on sidewalks, in ...

IT has been known for some time that vagus stimulation and acetylcholine decrease the refractory period of the frog's heart so that the muscle may be tetanized 1. A similar tendency to tetanization ...