We can now breed endangered frogs.

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#1 We can now breed endangered frogs.

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Without cutting out the male testes

http://www.canada.com/technology/Ottawa ... story.html

[quote]OTTAWA — For decades it’s been impossible to make most frogs breed in captivity, no matter how urgent the need for the most endangered types.

But now a University of Ottawa biologist has found a simple hormone trick that works on every frog species he’s tried it on, from here to Argentina.

It’s a brain hormone, not a sex hormone — which doesn’t stop his colleagues from talking about “Vance’s Love Potion.â€
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This is indeed good news.
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