Frogs Contribute to Science at Fred Hutch
Frogs have played a significant role in the science at Fred Hutch, serving as a model organism that shares much of human biology.
After a nearly two-decade absence, Yasuhiro Arimura has reintroduced them to the facility for a new era of scientific research.
In the summer of 2024, a shipment of 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 to the new frog room in the Basic Sciences Division and transferred into long white-framed water tanks stacked on blue racks like bunk beds.
Author's summary: Frogs return to Fred Hutch for new science era.