Sample of a frog's slimy skin predicts susceptibility to disease

Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 16:19 in Biology & Nature

A simple sample of the protective mucus layer that coats a frog's skin can now be analyzed to determine how susceptible the frog is to disease, thanks to a technique developed by a researcher at the University of Colorado Boulder.

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