Tadpoles 'could prevent skin cancer'

Good morning friends. Medicine is the best thing to use for any skin problem. But there is this other way that could prevent it.

Tadpoles could hold the key to developing skin cancer drugs, according to scientists. It has identified a compound which blocks the movement of the pigment cells that give the tadpoles their distinctive markings. It is the uncontrolled movement and growth of pigment cells that causes skin cancer in both humans and frogs. And by blocking their migration, the development and spread of cancerous tumours can potentially be prevented, the scientists have claimed.

The South African clawed frog tadpoles – Latin name Xenopus Laevis – have the same organs, molecules and physiology as humans. The close comparison means the same mechanisms are involved in causing cancer in both Xenopus tadpoles and humans. Until the 1960s, Xenopus Laevis frogs were used as the main human pregnancy test.

There would be a lot of testing to prove this test accurately. It shows that like tadpoles could lead to potential cancer drugs."

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