The **Mexican axolotl** (*Ambystoma mexicanum*), (https://noticiasambientales.com/animales/ajolotes-el-secreto-para-frenar-el-envejecimiento-a-los-cuatro-anos-y-su-potencial-en-la-longevidad-humana/) with a gelatinous body and enigmatic gaze, is in **critical danger of extinction**. According to the latest census by the **UNAM Institute of Biology**, its population in the wild continues to decline in...
The axolotl is known as the "Peter Pan" of salamanders and holds an important place in the culture of Mexico.
While most amphibians leave their aquatic phase behind to start their life on land, the axolotl largely retains its larval...
A recent study reveals that axolotls, famous Mexican amphibians, slow down one of the key mechanisms of aging, the epigenetic clock, when they are only four years old.
These animals experience few physical declines and illnesses, and can regenerate limbs,...
