Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a sneaky god.

The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) has extraordinary regenerative abilities—the salamander can regrow lost limbs and repair ...

The axolotl is a powerful model for understanding regeneration, however, studying the axolotl’s nervous system has been ...

Jessica Whited, a biologist at the Brigham Regenerative Medicine Center, is studying how salamanders are able to regrow ...