Researchers have uncovered unexpected diversity in the genetic processes that determine the sex of the African clawed frog, a significant discovery in what was already one of the most widely studied ...

The development of hair was of central importance for the evolution of mammals and thus also of humans. However, the evolutionary origin of the genetic program of hair was previously unknown.

Meet Xenopus, the African Clawed Frog: a strange creature that has opened a window into understanding ourselves in unexpected ways. Join Shane in this episode of Human Footprint as he talks to ...

Cell Stress & Chaperones, Vol. 28, No. 5, Special Issue: Organisms in a Changing Environment (SEPTEMBER 2023), pp. 529-540 (12 pages) The unfolded protein response (UPR) is a wide-ranging cellular ...