Gastric-brooding frog - Wikipedia
Learn about the southern gastric-brooding frog (Rheobatrachus silus), one of the two extinct frog species that incubated their offspring in their stomachs. Find out its taxonomy, distribution, reproduction, and conservation status.
Resurrecting the Extinct Frog With a Stomach for a Womb
Mar 15, 2013 · Learn how scientists are trying to clone the southern gastric brooding frog, a bizarre creature that has been extinct for almost 30 years. The frog has a unique ability to swallow its own eggs...
Bizarre extinct frog brought back to life - ABC News
Mar 16, 2013 · The gastric brooding frog was a unique amphibian that could incubate its eggs and tadpoles in its stomach. A team of researchers has successfully reactivated its DNA and produced an embryo, hoping to bring it back to life.
Watch: How Scientists Brought an Extinct Frog Back to Life
Jul 14, 2015 · But by the early '80s, the gastric brooding frog was driven to extinction by an introduced species of fungus, and the work was lost. Now an international team involving UNSW scientists is hoping to reverse that.
Scientists Resurrect Bonkers Extinct Frog That Gives Birth Through …
Mar 16, 2013 · The gastric-brooding frog, native to Australia, was the only frog that could incubate its eggs in its stomach and give birth through its mouth. The Lazarus Project used cloning to create an...
Lazarus Project Produces Cloned Embryos of an Extinct Frog
Mar 18, 2013 · The genome of an extinct Australian frog has been revived and reactivated by a team of scientists using sophisticated cloning technology to implant a “dead” cell nucleus into a fresh egg from another frog species.
Lazarus Rising: The Attempted Resurrection of the Gastric Brooding Frog
Learn about the unique reproduction and extinction of the gastric brooding frog, a native Australian species that swallowed its eggs and gave birth to live frogs. Discover how scientists tried to clone this frog from frozen tissue samples and the ethical issues involved.
Extinct frog that gives birth from its mouth nearly brought back …
Mar 16, 2013 · Mike Archer, a scientist at the University of New South Wales, is on the cusp of successfully cloning an extinct species of frog called Rheobatrachus, better known as the gastric-brooding...
Lost frog DNA back from the dead: Lazarus Project - The …
Mar 18, 2013 · The genome of an extinct Australian frog has been revived and reactivated by a team of scientists using sophisticated cloning technology to implant a "dead" cell nucleus into a fresh egg from another frog species. The bizarre gastric-brooding frog, Rheobatrachus silus – which uniquely swallowed its eggs, brooded its young in its stomach and ...
Scientists produce cloned embryos of extinct frog - UNSW Sydney
Mar 15, 2013 · The Lazarus Project aims to revive the Australian gastric-brooding frog, which died out in 1983, using somatic cell nuclear transfer. The researchers have recovered and reactivated the frog's DNA from frozen tissues and produced early stage cloned embryos.