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Pythons have several unusual traits that scientists are studying for potential clues for treating human disease.
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Pythons' extreme biology may hold clues for treating human disease
Ari Daniel
These snakes can go for months without eating, grow and shrink the size of their hearts and jump start their metabolism on a dime.
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How federal prison guards stop lawsuits before they start
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Cindy Leachman Aldridge holds a photo of her late grandson, Jonah Neal, at her home on July 12 in Owensboro, Ky. Jonah Neal was killed in May in Memphis, Tenn. by a federal agent with the Memphis Safe Task Force.
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He was having a mental health crisis. Memphis task force agents came and shot him
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