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Could python blood lead to the next generation of weight-loss drugs?
Burmese pythons have pretty irregular eating habits. One of these giant reptiles can swallow an entire antelope whole and ...
Every time a Burmese python swallows a meal, something remarkable happens inside its body. Its heart expands by a quarter.
A post‑meal compound found in python blood curbed appetite in lab mice, hinting at future weight loss therapies.
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