Echeverri’s prior research had shown that, in both axolotls and humans, the c-Fos gene is up-regulated in the glial cells of the nervous system after spinal cord injury. She also knew that c-Fos ...

An axolotl in a regenerative therapy lab in Dresden in 2015. Photo: ROBERT MICHAEL/AFP (Getty Images) Its adorableness aside, the Mexican axolotl is a salamander of particular interest to scientists.

Native to the lakes of Mexico City, the axolotl stays in the water its whole life, swimming with a tail fin and breathing through frilly external gills. It’s nearly extinct in the wild, but ...

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.

Axolotls are members of a class of animals called amphibians, which also includes frogs. Amphibians lay their jelly-like eggs in water, and the eggs hatch into water-dwelling larval states. (In ...

The Axolotl has a 6.66% chance of causing summer plants to remain after being collected. While this ability does sound good, it's only really useful if you've got a lot of summer plants growing in ...