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​Our research has been covered by more than 400 media outlets around the world. Below is a selection of articles and press releases related to our work

Organismal transparency

New York Times, "How a See-Through Frog Hides Its Red Blood From Predators", by Veronique Greenwood, December 22, 2022
National Geographic, "What makes glass frogs transparent? The secret is in their blood", by Jason Bittel, December 22, 2022
​The Atlantic, "How Glass Frogs Weave the World's Best Invisibility Cloak", by Katherine Wu, December 22, 2022
​Science News, "Sleeping glass frogs hide by storing most of their blood in their liver", by Susan Milius, December 22, 2022
Science, "Glassfrogs become see--through by hiding their blood", by Jack Tamisiea, December 22, 2022
Defector, "How the Glass frog hides its blood", by Sabrina Imbler, December 22, 2022
BBC News, "Scientists find secret to how glass frogs turn transparent", by Georgina Rannard, December 23, 2022
BBC Mundo, "El 'superpoder' de a rana de cristal que la vuelve casi invisible (y lo que puede significar para el desarrollo de la medicina)", December 26, 2022
Associated Press, "Glass act: Scientists revea secrets of frog transparency", by Christina Larson, December 22, 2022
SINC, "Las ranas de cristal 'esconden' sangre en el hígado mientras duermen", by Enrique Sacristán, December 22, 2022
AMNH, "Glassfrogs hide red blood cells in liver to 'Disappear'", December 2022
NPR, "The astonishing vanishing act of the glassfrog, revealed", by Ari Daniel, December, 2022
Science Friday, "By hiding Their Blood, These Frogs Pull Off The Ultimate Disappearing Act". Interview

​Green color and evolution of serpin proteins

PNAS, Davis, T. H. (2020). QnAs with Carlos Taboada. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(40), 24612-24613.
Nature “How frogs became green — again, and again, and again​”,  July  14, 2020. Nature Research Highlights
Science “How a blue protein turns tree frogs bright green”, by Elizabeth Pennisi, July 2020. Science; doi:10.1126/science.abd8020.
El Pais “Por que las ranas son verdes”, by Agathe Cortes, July 13, 2020
Duke today “Green is more than skin-deep for hundreds of frog species”, by Karl Bates, July 13, 2020. ​

Amphibian fluorescence

Science News: “First fluorescent frogs might see each others’ glow”, by Susan Milius, April 15, 2017. Science News, 191 (7): 4 (2017)
Nature News, "First fluorescent frog found", by Anna Nowogrodski, March 16, 2017, Nature, 543 (297)
Physics Today: “Frog fluorescence”, by Richard J. Fitzgerald. Physics Today, 70 (5): 23 (2017)
Chemistry World: “Fluorescent frog first down to new molecule”, by Anthony King, March 13, 2017.
New Scientist: “Luminous frog is the first known naturally fluorescent amphibian”, by Sam Wong, March 13, 2017.
Smithsonian.com: “Researchers Find the First Naturally Fluorescent Frog Species”,  by Jason Daley, March 15, 2017.
earthtouchnews.com: “These frogs are positively glowing!”, by David Moscato, March 13, 2017.​ ​

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  • Research
    • Evolutionary biochemistry: Serpins and camouflage
    • Organismal transparency
    • Biological mirrors and near infrared reflectance
    • Animal fluorescence
  • Investigación
    • Bioquímica evolutiva: Serpinas y camuflaje
    • Transparencia en organismos
    • Espejos biológicos y reflectancia en en infrarrojo cercano
    • Fluorescencia en animales
  • People
    • Team
    • Collaborators
  • Equipo
    • Miembros del laboratorio
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  • Publications
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