• Extinct frog that gives birth from its mouth nearly brought back to life
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[IMG]http://cdn2.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/7867609/fig1_large_verge_medium_landscape.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE]If ever there was a heartwarming (or stomach-turning, depending on your affinity for amphibians) story to kick off your weekend, it is this one. Mike Archer, a scientist at the University of New South Wales, is on the cusp of successfully cloning an extinct species of frog called [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastric-brooding_frog"]Rheobatrachus[/URL], better known as the gastric-brooding frog. The frog, which went from initial discovery in 1972 to its eventual extinction in 1983, is famous for the unique way it gives birth. As discovered by Mike Tyler of the University of Adelaide, the mother literally swallows its own eggs and then stops producing stomach acid so they can hatch in her belly, live as tadpoles, and six weeks later are "born" as the mother frog vomits them up.So far, using tissue samples that were kept in a freezer, Archer has managed to being the process of cellular division by injecting DNA into another frog's eggs. However, the whole process has hit a snag at the embryo stage, but that's enough to give hope for future success — it's apparently a technical problem more than anything else. "We retain our vibrant optimism," Archer says. Archer is one of many scientists working to try to resurrect extinct species. There's ostensibly medical interest for bringing back this particular frog — being able to turn off stomach acid is potentially important, but he's pursuing it for a more traditional reason. "If we were responsible for the extinction of the species, deliberately or inadvertently," he said to [URL="http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/03/15/resurrecting-the-extinct-frog-with-a-stomach-for-a-womb/"][I]National Geographic[/I][/URL], "we have a moral responsibility or imperative to undo that if we can."[/QUOTE] look at that little frog there he looks so chill in his mum's mouth
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Puts a whole new meaning to "she should have swallowed you" insult.
Go home nature you're drunk
"guys listen guys...g...guys listen.....what if....guys what if...the babies..listen guys...what if the babies..came out the OTHER end ...."
Next step: Velociraptors
[QUOTE=healthpoint;39939683]Next step: Velociraptors[/QUOTE] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vSY_rB928c&list=FLn2uUNM74B3-0HhgGT3mq1g&feature=player_detailpage#t=147s]You'd be disappointed[/url].
You know, when I was younger, this was actually used as a prime example of humanity fucking nature over, in this cautionary tale book thing. And now we brought it back. FUCK YOU, NATURE, HUMANITY RUINS WHAT IT WANTS, WHEN IT WANTS. WE'LL CLEAN UP LATER.
Question: If she turns off her stomach acid for 6 weeks until the tadpoles are born, how in the fuck does she eat?
What the world needs is a frog that pukes babies.
[QUOTE=Forumaster;39940410]Question: If she turns off her stomach acid for 6 weeks until the tadpoles are born, how in the fuck does she eat?[/QUOTE] Probably builds up a fat store before pregnancy.
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