#  Study shows lungless salamanders’ skin expresses protein crucial for lung function 

 





January 31, 2019

 

 

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A recent study by Zachary Lewis (PhD '16) and MCZ Faculty-Curator James Hanken shows lungless salamanders’ skin expresses protein crucial for lung function. Read about the research in [Science](https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/01/xeroxed-lung-gene-helps-salamanders-breathe-through-their-skin) and the [Harvard Gazette](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/01/lungless-salamanders-skin-expresses-protein-crucial-for-lung-function/). 

 

 

 



 

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