A post‑meal compound found in python blood curbed appetite in lab mice, hinting at future weight loss therapies.
A molecule produced in abundance by pythons after big meals could lead the way to new weight loss drugs, a University of Colorado study says.
These constrictors belong to the family Pythonidae. A few species in this family include the ball python, Burmese python, and reticulated python; the latter is the longest snake alive. What sets these ...