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EPISODE · Feb 8, 2026 · 20 MIN

A Brief History of Xenopus

from Asimov Press · host Asimov Press

From early experiments on fertility and embryonic development to becoming the first cloned eukaryote from an adult cell, Xenopus frogs have had an outsized influence on the life sciences. By Matt Lubin.Read all articles, for free, by visiting press.asimov.com.

From early experiments on fertility and embryonic development to becoming the first cloned eukaryote from an adult cell, Xenopus frogs have had an outsized influence on the life sciences. By Matt Lubin.Read all articles, for free, by visiting press.asimov.com.

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