Friday, June 20, 2014

National Xenopus Resource tour

Reyna is working in Xenopus, studying retinal degeneration and regeneration.  She kindly arranged arranged a tour of the National Xenopus Resource center here at the MBL to show us where she works and how the center is run.

The venerable African amphibian has made many scientific contributions, particularly to developmental biology...and it also produces eggs on (hormonal) command.  


The NXR keeps many lines of frogs at different life stages and also provides training in advanced experimental techniques.


Esther Pearl from the Horb lab gave the tour and explained the life cycle and maintenance of the frogs.


Not as racy as it may appear.


One of countless staring contests



Frog optical illusion

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