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NewtZoo said:
Hey Michael,
That's great news and very interesting research. This summer I will be starting a Ph.D. project on Salamander regeneration so its fun to hear about other salamander projects. Also, have they published anything so far? Could you post a link to the abstract if they have?
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I've asked before about more info on the ribbed newt research and they havn't told me much.
 
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Thats funny!? Most Scientists can spend hours talking about their research? Sometimes they even give you beer and cookies....
 
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Cool. My Axolotl breeder supplies Newts to NASA! I think that makes me cooler by proxy! :D
Since they are a Government Agency do they pay 1500 dollars per newt? Seems like a newt should be worth 3-4 times what a hammer or a toilet seat costs. ;)
 
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Mac Myers said:
Cool.
Since they are a Government Agency do they pay 1500 dollars per newt? )
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I raise them to 1 year old from egg. They pay a reasonable price and make me jump through a couple hoops since they are a government agency.

I'm pretty sure anybody who keeps c.b. salamanders is cool.
 
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The 2010 NASA experiment was with ribbed newts at double gravity. The newts were spun in a centrifuge at 2 gs. Results indicate that regeneration happens faster with gravity.
 
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thats really cool I have 3 fire bellied newts and are trying to breed them
 
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