News Headline

Study shows lungless salamanders' skin expresses protein crucial for lung function

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2019-02-01

For decades, scientists have assumed that the hundreds of species of salamanders that lack lungs actually "breathe" through their skin and the lining of the mouth, and Harvard researchers are providing the first concrete evidence for how they do it.

Content
https://phys.org/news/2019-02-lungless-salamanders-skin-protein-crucial.html