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Burmese pythons have pretty irregular eating habits. One of these giant reptiles can swallow an entire antelope whole and then go up to a year and a half without additional meals. Now, scientists have ...

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Biologists Leslie Leinwand of the University of Colorado Boulder and Jonathon Long of Stanford University have discovered a compound in python blood that can suppress appetite. This compound helps ...

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An appetite-suppressing metabolite found in snakes could inform new weight loss therapies. University of Colorado Boulder (CO, USA) researchers have discovered an appetite-suppressing compound in ...