News tagged with tadpoles
Research suggests EPA pesticide exposure test too short, overlooks long term effects
Aug 17, 2009 |
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The four-day testing period the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) commonly uses to determine safe levels of pesticide exposure for humans and animals could fail to account for the toxins' long-term effects, University ...
Skin color studies on tadpoles lead to cancer advance
Jan 29, 2009 |
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The humble tadpole could provide the key to developing effective anti-skin cancer drugs, thanks to a groundbreaking discovery by researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Research finds that low concentrations of pesticides can become toxic mixture
Nov 11, 2008 |
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Ten of the world's most popular pesticides can decimate amphibian populations when mixed together even if the concentration of the individual chemicals are within limits considered safe, according to University of Pittsburgh ...
New study shows diversity decreases chances of parasitic disease
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Oct 21, 2008 |
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A new University of Colorado at Boulder study showing that American toads who pal around with gray tree frogs reduce their chances of parasitic infections known to cause limb malformations has strong implications ...
Common insecticide can decimate tadpole populations
Sep 29, 2008 |
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The latest findings of a University of Pittsburgh-based project to determine the environmental impact of routine pesticide use suggests that malathion—the most popular insecticide in the United States—can decimate tadpole ...
Frogs with disease-resistance genes may escape extinction
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Jul 16, 2008 |
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As frog populations die off around the world, researchers have identified certain genes that can help the amphibians develop resistance to harmful bacteria and disease. The discovery may provide new strategies to protect ...
