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‘Unfold,’ Episode 6: ‘Chonk the Axolotl: How Life Is Super Amazing’

In the newest Season 3 episode of Unfold, a аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ 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.

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Chonk in her aquarium. (аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ Davis)

In this episode: 
, assistant professor, аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ Davis Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology at the School of Veterinary Medicine

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аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ Davis Assistant Professor Crystal Rogers. (Gregory Urquiaga/аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ Davis)

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 аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢ Davis alumnus Damien Verrett and Curtis Jerome Haynes. Follow Unfold on Twitter at @Unfoldpodcast.

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  • Amy Quinton, News and Media Relations, 530-752-9843, amquinton@ucdavis.edu
  • Kat Kerlin, News and Media Relations, 530-750-9195, kekerlin@ucdavis.edu

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