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diane_a@diasp.org
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Glassfrogs hide red #blood #cells in their liver to become transparent https://phys.org/news/2022-12-glassfrogs-red-blood-cells-liver.html

Glassfrogs conceal blood in their liver to maintain transparency https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abl6620

When #glassfrogs are resting, their #muscles and #skin become #transparent, and their #bones, #eyes and internal #organs are all that's visible. If these #frogs are awake, stressed or under #anesthesia their #CirculatorySystem is full of #RedBloodCells and they are opaque.

Glassfrogs hide red blood cells in their liver to become transparent

Glassfrogs make themselves transparent while they rest by taking red blood cells from circulation and concealing them in their livers. A multi-disciplinary team of biologists and biomedical engineers has shown how these frogs make themselves...

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It’s drawn the admiration of people around the world as an enticing medium for carving and was used for jewelry as early as 4,000 years ago. The incredible clarity of rock crystal led ancient people to think that it was actually ice that couldn’t melt. The ancient Greeks thought that rock crystal in caves near Mount Olympus was ice frozen eternally by the gods. In China and Japan, rock crystal was also considered to be ice that had been frozen so long that it could never be melted.

Photo: E. Louis/© AMNH

#transparent #quartz #minerals #nature #beauty

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