Axolotls, with their signature smiles and pink gills, are the celebrities of the salamander world. But they are more than ...

In other words, an injured axolotl hand knows not to grow into an arm partly because the enzyme, called CYP26B1, blocks the regeneration process from going further, McCusker explained.

Axolotls are amazing creatures capable of regrowing almost any part of their body. ... So if you amputate at the level of the wrist, you regenerate the hand. If you amputate at the upper arm, ...

An axolotl, of course! ... “A lot of people have their axolotls trained to where they can put their hand in the water and the axolotls will swim up and sit in their hand,” Clifton said.

“The axolotl genome is 10 times larger than the human genome and is divided into 14 chromosomes. Think of it as a huge picture puzzle board, where the ultimate aim is to create 14 big pictures ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a ...

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a ...

In other words, an injured axolotl hand knows not to grow into an arm partly because the enzyme, called CYP26B1, blocks the regeneration process from going further, McCusker explained.

In other words, an injured axolotl hand knows not to grow into an arm partly because the enzyme, called CYP26B1, blocks the regeneration process from going further, McCusker explained.

By Kameryn Griesser, CNN (CNN) — A tiny creature with frilly gills, a polite smile and glowing green skin just gave scientists a major clue to solve one of biology’s biggest mysteries: limb ...