When we are injured, a wound from a severed limb simply gets covered with skin tissue. But not the axolotls. They transform nearby cells to stem cells, forming bones, skins, and veins in their ...

The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) fell into mythology centuries ago; the Aztecs believed that the first axolotl appeared in ...

and axolotls are no exception. Since their skin is so sensitive, it’s easy for them to get hurt, but they can heal themselves by regenerating almost any body part. They can regenerate limbs ...

Axolotl (pronounced ah-sho-LO-tul ... “They are one of the few animals that can regenerate their skin, muscles, bones, blood vessels, nerves, heart, brain,” said Fernando Gual, head of ...