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Axolotls: The adorable, giant salamanders of Mexico

Did you know that axolotls have a GFP gene, which stands for Green Fluorescent Protein? Scientists inserted jellyfish DNA containing the GFP gene into an axolotl egg to study whether their cells are specialized or differentiated. While axolotls have specialized cells, meaning most of their cells are differentiated into distinct types like muscle, nerve, and skin cells, they also have an extraordinary ability to regenerate body parts. During regeneration, some differentiated cells can revert to a

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