Every time a Burmese python swallows a meal, something remarkable happens inside its body. Its heart expands by a quarter. Its metabolism accelerates by a factor of thousands. Organs that had shrunk ...

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Scientists discover molecules associated with this snake's ability to survive healthily without eating for long periods.

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