Frogs Contribute to Science at Fred Hutch
Frogs have significantly contributed to the science at Fred Hutch, serving as a model organism that shares much of human biology.
After a two-decade absence, Yasuhiro Arimura has reintroduced them to the facility for a new era of scientific research.
In the summer of 2024, 30 live African clawed frogs arrived at the Fred Hutch Cancer Center, marking the beginning of a new chapter in frog research.
The frogs were placed in a new frog room in the Basic Sciences Division, where they were housed in long white-framed water tanks with plastic tubes and lily pads for them to hide and swim.
The amphibians were delivered in cardboard shipping boxes packed in damp wood shavings and were transferred into their new homes, where they quickly settled in.
Author's summary: Frogs return to Fred Hutch for new science era.