Axolotls 'genetically indistinguishable' from other salamanders
Axolotls are no strangers to the University of Kentucky (UK).
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News tagged with axolotl
Scientist identifies signaling underlying organ and limb regeneration
Many salamanders can readily regenerate a lost limb, but adult mammals, including humans, cannot. Why this is the case is a scientific mystery that has fascinated observers of the natural world for thousands of years.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 2, 2021
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Sci-fi to reality: Superpowered salamander may hold the key to human regeneration
Regeneration is one of the most enticing areas of biological research. How are some animals able to regrow body parts? Is it possible that humans could do the same? If scientists could unlock the secrets that confer those ...
Biotechnology
Jan 24, 2019
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Decoding the Axolotl genome
A team of researchers led by scientists in Vienna, Dresden and Heidelberg has decoded the entire genetic information of the Mexican salamander axolotl. The axolotl genome, which is the largest genome ever to be sequenced, ...
Biotechnology
Jan 24, 2018
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In search for keys to regeneration, scientists ask a lot of the axolotl
The type of salamander called axolotl, with its frilly gills and widely spaced eyes, looks like an alien and has other-worldly powers of regeneration. Lose a limb, part of the heart or even a large portion of its brain? No ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 28, 2020
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Scientists identify gene partnerships that promote spinal cord regeneration
Researchers are one step closer to solving the mystery of why some vertebrates can regenerate their spinal cords while others, including humans, create scar tissue after spinal cord injury, leading to lifelong damage.
Biotechnology
Mar 6, 2019
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Decoding the axolotl: A new path for limb regrowth
In a new study published in Nature Communications, EPFL researchers shed light on the axolotl's unparalleled limb regeneration abilities, challenging long-held beliefs and offering new insights into potential mammalian limb ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 11, 2023
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The scientist helping to develop the axolotl as a model
With its amazing capacity to regenerate tissues and organs, its ability to reproduce in a laboratory environment and the ease with which its genes can be manipulated, the Mexican salamander, or axolotl, holds enormous promise ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 1, 2022
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Mexico's 'water monster' may have disappeared (Update)
Mexico's salamander-like axolotl may have disappeared from its only known natural habitat in Mexico City's few remaining lakes.
Ecology
Jan 28, 2014
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How an ultra-sensitive on-off switch helps axolotls regrow limbs
It's one of the mysteries of nature: How does the axolotl, a small salamander, boast a superhero-like ability to regrow nearly any part of its body? For years, scientists have studied the amazing regenerative properties of ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 31, 2023
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