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. Among ...

Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) have the incredible ability to regenerate limbs, and even entire organs. And of course, people want to know how we might get our own human bodies to do it, too. A team ...

Imagine losing an arm in an accident, only to grow it back exactly as it was before, right down to the fingerprints. Such regenerative power is standard fare for comic-book superheroes (Marvel’s ...

A better understanding of how these amphibians grow new appendages may lead to better wound healing—or even new limbs—in humans. Axolotls are native to Mexico and critically endangered in their ...

Axolotls are known for their ability to grow back just about any body part that is bitten off by a predator, but the trigger for this regeneration was a mystery until now. It turns out that retinoic ...

Human limbs don't have that kind of regenerative power—but might someday, with a therapy that emulates the abilities of SP genes. "We can use this as a kind of proof of principle that we might be able ...