Learn about the superpowers of this fascinating amphibian called āxōlōtl by our ancestors and why Ambystoma mexicanum continues to amaze us.
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CONTENT
00:00 The myth of the god Xólotl
01:07 Introduction
01:40 Life cycle (Auguste Dumeril)
03:24 Regeneration powers
05:34 Immunity to cancer
05:54 Reproduction and albinism
06:37 In danger of extinction
08:09 How to protect axolotls (IBUNAM)
TO KNOW MORE:
De Groef B, Grommen SVH, Darras VM. Forever young: Endocrinology of paedomorphosis in the Mexican axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum). Gene Comp Endocrinol. 2018 Sep 15;266:194-201. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.05.016. Epub 2018 May 16. PMID: 29777689.
Reiß C, Olsson L, Hoßfeld U. The history of the oldest self-sustaining laboratory animal: 150 years of axolotl research. J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. 2015 Jul;324(5):393-404. doi: 10.1002/jez.b.22617. Epub 2015 Apr 29. PMID: 25920413
Yong, E. How nails regenerate lost fingertips. Nature (2013).
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CREDITS:
Screenplay: Mariana González
Thanks to Diana Laura Vázquez Mendoza from IBUNAM for her participation!
Illustrations:
Sergio Rivera / sergioriverart
Voice: Javier Lacroix / javierlacroix
Music: Miguel Solís, Mary Camarena and Jorge Verdín
Animation:
Alejandra Espinosa / alepan_ca
Sofia Espinosa / miss_sofyjones
Edition: Erick Blackmer www.imdb.com/name/nm8710137/
2 июл 2024