A new study reveals the key lies not in the production of a regrowth molecule, but in that molecule's controlled destruction. The discovery could inspire future regenerative medicine.

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Axolotls are known for their ability to regrow limbs, organs and even parts of the brain and heart. But the tailed amphibian with the scientific name Ambystoma mexicanum can do even more. Its ...

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

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

Axolotls May Hold the Key to Regrowing Limbs, and Scientists Are Unraveling Their Secrets to Help Humans Do the Same With the help of gene-edited axolotls, researchers have gotten one step closer ...

Researchers are studying axolotls -- "small, smiling salamanders" -- in the hopes of learning how humans might one day regrow arms or legs.

Axolotls, which are aquatic salamanders, biologically control the amount of acid in their limbs to grow the precise amount of a limb lost to injury, Monaghan said.

Axolotls' Regenerative Abilities Could Teach Scientists a Thing or Two About Medicine Researchers at Northeastern University are studying how the amphibians regrow lost limbs and organs.

With a silly smile and frilly gills, the axolotl has wriggled its way into the hearts of millions, becoming a popular aquarium pet and pop culture icon in video games, children’s books and toy stores.