Claim to fame: Thanks to Shakespeare's "Macbeth" (and a countless number of movies, cartoons and comedy skits about witchcraft), most of us know that "eye of newt" is linked to mystical potions.

I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. An Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) exhibits its Red Eft state in southwest Virginia. July ... More 2019. The Cumberland Forest ...

Eastern newts (Notophthalmus viridescens) are the second most widely distributed salamander species in the U.S. They’re also incredibly mobile and are able to transition to a toxic, terrestrial ...

A juvenile eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) traversing the Appalachian landscape. Eastern newts are among the most susceptible species tested to Bsal chytridiomycosis. Photo by A.

Tiny and delicate it may be, but the red spotted newt ( Notophthalmus viridescens) has tissue-engineering skills that far surpass the most advanced biotechnology labs. The newt can regenerate lost ...

Large-scale tissue profiling in the red-spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens, pictured) has revealed hundreds of new proteins, some of which could contribute to the newt's regenerative ability.