In the newest Season 3 episode of Unfold, a 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis podcast, you’ll hear about , a pink, baby-faced axolotl who has become a bit of a superstar on Twitter. This fully aquatic salamander is helping developmental biologists understand neural crest cells. These cells help form our face, skin color and peripheral nervous system. Discovering more about these cells can help researchers understand congenital disorders and certain types of cancer.
In this episode:
, assistant professor, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology at the School of Veterinary Medicine
The award-winning podcast launches a new episode every Tuesday through Nov. 23.
Unfold is available free, on demand at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon's TuneIn, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts. It is produced by Cody Drabble. Original music for Unfold comes from 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis alumnus Damien Verrett and Curtis Jerome Haynes. Follow Unfold on Twitter at @Unfoldpodcast.
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