Noble and Alex Pozhitkov have made a remarkable discovery about the behavior of cells after an organism’s death. Their experiments with frog skin cells, known as “xenobots,” revealed an ...

The alkaloid chemicals that poison dart frogs wield on their skin increase the variety of microbial ... the DHQ carbon atoms into their own cells. “It does seem like [the bacteria are] using ...

One of the designs featured heart muscle cells on the bottom and skin cells on top with two stumpy legs on one ... Blackiston used whole explants from developing frog embryos. While their movements ...

Primarily found in freshwater systems, the fungus effects the skin of frogs, stealing nutrients and breaking down cells. Since amphibians do some of their breathing and regulate water and salt ...

and Greening's frog (Corythomantis greeningi). Both are found in Brazil and produce skin secretions like other poisonous frogs - but these species have spiny bone protrusions that make their poison ...

Xenobots were first born when scientists extracted skin stem cells from frog embryos and cultured them in salt water. All on their own, the cells clumped together and cells on the outside of these ...

Glass frogs also have a unique circulatory system, with veins that are closer to the surface of the skin. This allows the oxygen-rich blood to be visible through the skin ...

Wood frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) are generally around 3 inches long with brown or grey bumpy skin. Their distinguishing ... This includes puncturing blood vessels, cell dehydration (as water ...

The species in this group include frogs, toads ... Too much sun can damage their cells. Too much wind can dry their skin and dehydrate the animal. As a result, amphibians are the first to die ...