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From: szabo@crg5.UUCP (Nick Szabo)
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Subject: Re: Semi-artificial life.
Message-ID: <21542@crg5.UUCP>
Date: 12 Apr 91 20:27:07 GMT
References: <1991Apr10.074432.7267@newcastle.ac.uk>
Reply-To: szabo@crg5.UUCP (Nick Szabo)
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In article <1991Apr10.074432.7267@newcastle.ac.uk> w.p.coyne@uk.ac.newcastle writes:
>
>...nucleii of cells lining the gut of tadpoles of the toad Xenopus and 
>inserted them into toad eggs from which the nucleii had been effectively 
>removed by irradiation.
>   90% died with no development,
>   6.5% died with some divisions,
>   2.5% died in the early tadpole stage,
>   1% reached the adult stage.

Fine, but how does this compare to the frequencies of viability for
normal toad eggs?


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