Frogs are friends, not food.

An article about the frog meat regulation paper in COnservation Biology:
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“Appetite for frogs’ legs harming wild populations,” by Catherine Brahic. New Scientist, 19 Jan 2009.
“Are frogs being eaten to extinction? We’re used to hearing about how disease, climate change, and habitat degradation are endangering amphibians, but conservationists are warning that frogs [...]

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Plant Magic: Auspicious and Inauspicious Plants from Around the World

Assoc. Prof. Hugh Tan and his student, Giam Xingli co-authored the recently published “Plant Magic”!
What started as a humble UROPS project (Xingli’s Auspicious and inauspicious plants of the world) has now become a book worth reading and keeping!
To all aspiring naturalists currently working on their UROPS projects, keep working hard! One day, it might be [...]

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BioD group Chinese New Year “Lo Hei”

The BioD group got together on the 3rd of February to “Lo Hei” and celebrate Chinese New Year!
It was a great time of fun together! See for yourself.

The current batch of Honours students couldn’t resist the chance to have a photo together!

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