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Unlike humans, many animals are able to regenerate their limbs after losing them. Giving the body the right conditions for regrowth might allow people to recover lost limbs as well.
Tadpoles at the edge of the population are no more vulnerable than those at the centre.
The African clawed frog is a notorious invader but it also takes some parasites with it to new regions.
What was particularly interesting about the responses of the tadpoles was that they were similar even through they had very different evolutionary histories with the three species we chose.
Invasive frogs can have a major impact on the environment. Some move continents by human trade or travel. But determining how to control them can lead to policies that limit their spread and effects.
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Postdoctoral fellow, Stellenbosch University
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Research Associate, Centre for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Biochemistry, Carleton University
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Master's Student, Molecular Biology, Carleton University
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Professor of Biology, Tufts University
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PhD Candidate: African Amphibian Conservation Research Group, North-West University
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Assistant Professor of Biology, Algoma University
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Ph.D. Student in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Carleton University
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Senior Researcher at the CIB based in the Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University