Xenopus

Cellular innards can reorganize themselves to form structures similar to cells.

Amputation of one limb triggers a rapid electric response that reflects the injury in the opposite one, researchers find.

Researchers recently used CRISPR single-guide RNAs to alter genes involved in pigmentation in frog embryos.

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Scientists are making use of Xenopus tadpoles to study autism risk genes. 

Researchers show that cells may have evolved to be small because of gravitational forces.

Blind tadpoles regain vision when new eyes are grafted onto their tails. 

Associate Professor in Molecular Cell & Developmental Biology at the University of Texas at Austin, John Wallingford, makes his living using cutting-edge microscopic techniques to watch developmental events unfold in real time.

In exploring how embryos take shape, John Wallingford has identified a key pathway involved in vertebrate development—and human disease.