Transgenic tadpoles. Microscope view of genetically modified tadpoles of the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis). These amphibians have been develope

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Transgenic tadpoles. Microscope view of genetically modified tadpoles of the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis). These amphibians have been developed as a method of detecting and quantifying the presence of certain pollutants in water. They have been modified to fluoresce in the presence of endocrine disruptors, and tadpoles which have been exposed to such pollutants will glow green.

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Photo credit: © PATRICE LATRON/EURELIOS/LOOK AT SCIENCES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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