This important study presents a new method for longitudinally tracking cells in two-photon imaging data that addresses the specific challenges of imaging neurons in the developing cortex. It provides ...

Few predators swallow their prey whole. Even fewer can digest their meals with bones and all. But for some reptiles like the ...

Research into the intestinal cells of Burmese pythons has revealed the existence of a previously unknown cell type, ...

The particles in the cells' crypts, the researchers determined, are excess to the snake's requirements once it has extracted all it needs from the completely dissolved bones. The purpose of the ...

B urmese pythons ( Python bivittatus) don’t believe in waste, digesting not only the muscle and fat of their prey, but the ...

A newly discovered cell helps pythons digest entire skeletons—and might be present in other bone-eating predators, too.

Specialized cells in the intestinal lining of Burmese pythons allows them to completely absorb the skeletons of their prey.