{"id":260711,"date":"2024-09-24T20:03:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T20:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/24\/axolotls-seem-to-pause-their-biological-clocks-and-stop-ageing\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:11:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:11:09","slug":"axolotls-seem-to-pause-their-biological-clocks-and-stop-ageing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/24\/axolotls-seem-to-pause-their-biological-clocks-and-stop-ageing\/","title":{"rendered":"Axolotls seem to pause their biological clocks and stop ageing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"ArticleImage\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24113920\/SEI_222874967.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1288px) 837px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(57.5vw + 55px), (min-width: 415px) calc(100vw - 40px), calc(70vw + 74px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24113920\/SEI_222874967.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24113920\/SEI_222874967.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24113920\/SEI_222874967.jpg?width=500 500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24113920\/SEI_222874967.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24113920\/SEI_222874967.jpg?width=700 700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24113920\/SEI_222874967.jpg?width=800 800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24113920\/SEI_222874967.jpg?width=837 837w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24113920\/SEI_222874967.jpg?width=900 900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24113920\/SEI_222874967.jpg?width=1003 1003w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24113920\/SEI_222874967.jpg?width=1100 1100w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24113920\/SEI_222874967.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24113920\/SEI_222874967.jpg?width=1300 1300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24113920\/SEI_222874967.jpg?width=1400 1400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24113920\/SEI_222874967.jpg?width=1500 1500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24113920\/SEI_222874967.jpg?width=1600 1600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24113920\/SEI_222874967.jpg?width=1674 1674w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24113920\/SEI_222874967.jpg?width=1700 1700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24113920\/SEI_222874967.jpg?width=1800 1800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24113920\/SEI_222874967.jpg?width=1900 1900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24113920\/SEI_222874967.jpg?width=2006 2006w\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-image-context=\"Article\" data-image-id=\"2449127\" data-caption=\"Axolotls appear to age very little over their lifetimes\" data-credit=\"SeaTops \/ Alamy\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ArticleImageCaption\">\n<div class=\"ArticleImageCaption__CaptionWrapper\">\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Title\">Axolotls appear to age very little over their lifetimes<\/p>\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Credit\">SeaTops \/ Alamy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Ever wished you could hit the pause button on ageing? At least one creature may do just that. Axolotls seem to halt one of the hallmarks of the process part way through their lives, a finding that could shed new light on ageing and regeneration.<\/p>\n<p>Axolotls (<em>Ambystoma mexicanum<\/em>) belong to a group of amphibians called salamanders, which are famed for their astonishing powers of regeneration, such as regrowing amputated limbs. They also appear to age very little, a feature called negligible senescence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2449128-axolotls-seem-to-pause-their-biological-clocks-and-stop-ageing\/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&#038;utm_source=NSNS&#038;utm_medium=RSS&#038;utm_content=home\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Axolotls appear to age very little over their lifetimes SeaTops \/ Alamy Ever wished you could hit the pause button on ageing? 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