#1 We can now breed endangered frogs.
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:40 pm
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€
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€