Feb 6 2009
Cancer : Tadpoles could help fight cancer
The humble tadpole could provide the key to developing anti-skin cancer drugs, say researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA).
The scientists have identified a compound which, when introduced into Xenopus Laevis tadpoles, blocks the movement of the pigment cells that give the tadpoles their distinctive markings and which develop into the familiar greenish-brown of [...]
