The axolotl may look cartoonishly harmless, but beneath its frilly gills lies one of evolution’s most astonishing survival ...

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Axolotls, with their signature smiles and pink gills, are the celebrities of the salamander world. But they are more than just cute: They might also hold the secret to regenerating human limbs. Among ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A tiny creature with frilly gills, a polite smile and glowing green skin just gave scientists a major clue to solve one of biology ...

Scientists studying axolotls, zebrafish, and mice have uncovered a shared set of genes that may one day help humans regrow ...

Different cell types have different functions. They are able to specialize in certain roles because they each express different genes. Understanding what types of cells are in the brain and what they ...

When a salamander loses a leg, the stump does not simply heal over. Within days, cells at the wound site begin dividing, ...

Scientists are working toward establishing the Mexican salamander, or axolotl, as a laboratory model for the study of regeneration. With the ability to regenerate almost any body part, the axolotl is ...

A team at Northeastern University announced Tuesday they discovered a key to limb regeneration in axolotls, the smiley pink salamanders that have become a social media sensation, findings that could ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Axolotls are a model organism researchers use to study a variety of topics in biology. Ruben Undheim/Flickr, CC BY-SA Different ...

Different cell types have different functions. They are able to specialize in certain roles because they each express different genes. Understanding what types of cells are in the brain and what they ...