more or less commonplace<\/a>, but the team needed to come up with new techniques to sequence axolotl DNA, because the critter\u2019s genetic code is ten times longer than a human\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cJust a few years ago, no one thought it possible to assemble a 30+GB genome,\u201d said Kentucky biologist Jeramiah Smith. \u201cWe have now shown it is possible using a cost effective and accessible method, which opens up the possibility of routinely sequencing other animals with large genomes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With that capability, the team hopes to begin probing the full DNA sequence for insights into the axolotl\u2019s regenerative abilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow that we have access to genomic information, we can really start to probe axolotl gene functions and learn how they are able to regenerate body parts,\u201d said Voss. \u201cHopefully someday we can translate this information to human therapy, with potential applications for spinal cord injury, stroke, joint repair\u2026 the sky\u2019s the limit, really.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For the first time, scientists have completely sequenced the genome of the axolotl, a bizarre salamander that\u2019s capable of regenerating many of its body parts after an injury. By unlocking the entirety of the axolotl\u2019s genetic code,\u00a0according to a press release, doctors from the University of Kentucky hope that they may be able to use it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[33,42],"tags":[75,309,438,437,284],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebrainmaze.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cover.jpg?fit=696%2C347&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebrainmaze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1462"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebrainmaze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebrainmaze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebrainmaze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebrainmaze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1462"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thebrainmaze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1464,"href":"https:\/\/thebrainmaze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1462\/revisions\/1464"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebrainmaze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebrainmaze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebrainmaze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebrainmaze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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