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James Monaghan, assistant professor in the College of Science, researches axolotl salamanders on July 19, 2019. Monaghan studies the salamanders in order to better understand complex tissue regeneration. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
The axolotl, an odd-looking salamander from Mexico, can regrow its limbs, organs, and even parts of its eyes flawlessly, and without scarring. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

This Salamander Can Regenerate Limbs like Deadpool. Can It Teach Us to Do the Same?

James Monaghan, associate professor of biology at Northeastern, is studying the axolotl, a type of salamander native to Mexico because of its ability to regrow lost or injured body parts. Monaghan hopes that ability might one day be transferable to humans.
July 23, 2019

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