A study links African clawed frogs, which were brought to California decades ago for use in pregnancy tests, with a deadly pathogen.
African clawed frogs were first brought to California decades ago to help doctors figure out whether their patients were pregnant. After new technology made those pregnancy tests obsolete, the creatures were let loose, and thrived for decades in the state's drainage ditches and ponds.
via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/vTjaS5kGJS0/la-sci-frogs-disease-20130520,0,7696518.story
African clawed frogs were first brought to California decades ago to help doctors figure out whether their patients were pregnant. After new technology made those pregnancy tests obsolete, the creatures were let loose, and thrived for decades in the state's drainage ditches and ponds.
via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/vTjaS5kGJS0/la-sci-frogs-disease-20130520,0,7696518.story
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