Servicio Editorial

http://www.ijdb.ehu.es/web/issues/contents/vol/65/issue/7-8-9

Aztec legend says that the god Xólotl escaped from his death by transforming himself into a little water monster with the uncanny ability to regenerate any part of its body. This iconic animal, Ambystoma mexicanum (“Ajolote” in Spanish), has not escaped a fatal fate, as it is critically endangered nowadays in the wild, keeping its secrets of eternal youth written in its large genome. For further details, see the article by Cynthia Sámano et al. in this issue.