Grow an Olympic-sized heart with Burmese python plasma
After pythons eat, their hearts nearly double in size. Now, a fatty acid cocktail derived from the blood of well-fed pythons has been used to promote healthy heart growth, in mice.
After pythons eat, their hearts nearly double in size. Now, a fatty acid cocktail derived from the blood of well-fed pythons has been used to promote healthy heart growth, in mice.
Tools at Schools, an award-winning design-education initiative, enlisted real-life kids to remake desks and other classroom furniture to better suit their needs. Their designs will soon be on view at at New York's Museum of Art and Design.
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