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This Salamander Can Regrow Limbs Like Deadpool

Season 6 Episode 13 | 7m 16s

Axolotls are special salamanders. Not only to they stay in their juvenile form their whole lives, they can regenerate entire limbs! Studying how they do it could change the way we treat human limb injuries.

Aired: 05/17/18
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