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Pollutants Change 'He' Frogs Into 'She' Frogs

Posted February 27, 2007 9:21 AM

From PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news:

Frogs that started life as male tadpoles were changed in an experiment into females by estrogen-like pollutants similar to those found in the environment, according to a new study. The results may shed light on at least one reason that up to a third of frog species around the world are threatened with extinction, suggests the study, set to appear in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry in May.

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Re: Pollutants Change 'He' Frogs Into 'She' Frogs

02/28/2007 9:57 PM

If males can mate with many females like frogs do

then why havent we seen a frog epidemic

why why why
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