Tag: axolotl


  • When a Harvard axolotl project lost funding, a 6-year-old girl stepped in to save it

    When a Harvard axolotl project lost funding, a 6-year-old girl stepped in to save it

    Harvard’s axolotl project faces a funding crisis In Cambridge, Massachusetts, researchers at Harvard have long studied the axolotl, a salamander famed for its astonishing ability to regrow limbs and other body parts. For years, the team has pursued questions about regeneration at the molecular level, hoping to translate those insights into medical breakthroughs for humans.…

  • Axolotl Regeneration: How a 6-Year-Old Rescued Harvard Funding

    Axolotl Regeneration: How a 6-Year-Old Rescued Harvard Funding

    Harvard’s Axolotl Quest Faces an Unexpected Setback At Harvard, a team of researchers has been delving into the axolotl, the remarkable salamander famed for its ability to regrow limbs and other tissues. The project sits at the cutting edge of regenerative biology, with implications that could one day influence human medicine, wound healing, and developmental…