The axolotl is an unusual-looking pet, but it’s the very reason that attracts people to them. They live underwater and have ...

Challenging the long-standing belief that fibroblasts produce skin collagen, researchers at Okayama University have ...

Despite the creatures’ regenerative abilities, scientists are no longer finding them in their natural habitat of Xochimilco, ...

Axolotl is an animal model widely used in dermatology research due to its transparent ‘glass skin.’ A study by researchers from Okayama University, Japan, discovered that healthy collagen fibers, ...

The skin consists of two primary layers. The epidermis, the outermost layer, is predominantly made up of keratinocytes, while the deeper dermis contains blood vessels, nerves, and structural proteins ...

Legend has it that, long before the axolotl became Mexico's most beloved salamander, it was a sneaky god. "It's an interesting little animal," said Yanet Cruz, head of the Chinampaxóchitl Museum ...

An axolotl swims in an aquarium Feb. 11 at a museum in Xochimilco Ecological Park in Mexico City. Its exhibitions focus on axolotl and chinampas, the pre-Hispanic agricultural systems resembling ...

Challenging the long-standing belief that fibroblasts produce skin collagen, researchers have investigated collagen formation in the 'glass-skinned' amphibian axolotl and other vertebrates. They ...