Japan has developed see-through frogs

[morficus]

TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese researchers have succeeded in producing see-through frogs, letting them observe organs, blood vessels and eggs under the skin without performing dissections. ADVERTISEMENT

"You can see through the skin how organs grow, how cancer starts and develops," said the lead researcher Masayuki Sumida, professor at the Institute for Amphibian Biology of state-run Hiroshima University.

"You can watch organs of the same frog over its entire life as you don't have to dissect it. The researcher can also observe how toxins affect bones, livers and other organs at lower costs," he told AFP.

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I think this is pretty cool, especially since I've been hearing a lot of arguments about dissection (from both ends)

Next step, transparent human skin!

[MGS4-SS]

Would you imagine? People with invisible skin?

That would be cool.

[Iamit2900]

Interesting.

[Fred Derf Veteran]

This undated photo released from Hiroshima University professor Masayuki Sumida shows a see-through frog with visible organs, blood vessels and eggs under the skin. Sumida's team has created

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[markwolfe Veteran]

I think this is pretty cool, especially since I've been hearing a lot of arguments about dissection (from both ends)

I am not convinced that genetically manipulating these animals to have translucent skin is very healthy for the animal.

The transparent frogs can also reproduce, with their offspring inheriting their parents' traits, but their grandchildren die shortly after birth.

"As they have two sets of recessive genes, something wrong must kick in and kill them," Sumida said.

Nope. Not a healthy set of genes for the animals to have.