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RE: The entire genome of the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) has been sequenced, and might give us details about how it regenerate lost limbs and damaged organs

in #science7 years ago (edited)

"Anyway, its ability to regenerate lost limbs and organs has made many scientists very interested in it, and they hope to uncover some secrets that could potentially teach us more about how this is done."
It should be done only after decoding dna of axolotol
As IUCN consider it endangered species in red list and it never develop lungs, so it should be adopted as a pet to increase more population of axotol. Thanks for sharing

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It is already very popular to have as a pet, @kamchore ;) Lots of people have these in their aquariums, and they are actually pretty easy to care for if you do some research about it. I don't have one myself since they are illegal to own in Norway due to potential diseases that could spread to the local amphibian populations.

Thanks for the info. I was unaware of the facts that you mentioned. May be third world countries people have more issue to deal with than this issue. Thanks for sharing

Yeah, that's probably true.