These glow-in-the-dark axolotls can regrow lost limbs — and scientists say studying them could eventually help humans do the ...

Instead, the related gene PAX7 appears to have taken over those critical functions. While we're still a long way off being able to fully regrow missing arms and legs, sequencing the axolotl genome ...

The skin is the largest organ of the human body and has several crucial functions to keep the body ... 1–6 In contrast, the Mexican ‘Axolotl’ salamander is able to fully regenerate the ...

Monaghan said studying the signaling function of retinoic acid in these amphibians could help develop new human healing methods and gene therapies. Axolotls don’t naturally glow in the dark.