But for students at a Florida high school, the learning experience can now come without having to poke and prod a once living, breathing, and hopping animal. Mitchell High School in New Port Richey, Florida have become the first in the world to use synthetic frogs for dissection, according to the schoolWe are so excited to have partnered with @Syndaver so that our #Mustangs could be the first students in the world to dissect synthetic frogs 🐸! #DissectionAwaits #ScienceAwaits #LearningAwaits #Excellence #HighSchoolExperience pic.twitter.com/rtpPoSEvlFThe high school worked with SynDaver , a company which designs and builds "sophisticated and synthetic humans and animals for surgical training, anatomy education and medical device testing." Mitchell High School are dissecting the synthetic frogs for the first time. The synthetic frogs are almost identical to real female frogs, including their size, texture, skin, and organs (including reproductive systems) which are made of synthetic wet tissues.

Source: CNN November 30, 2019 11:15 UTC