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 ...

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

The study used an innovative "blood vessel on-a-chip" model developed by Christopher Chen, M.D., Ph.D., and his team from ...