Reptiles don’t just pee, they crystallize their waste. Researchers found that snakes and other reptiles form tiny uric acid spheres, a water-saving...
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Kidney stones can be excruciatingly painful in humans, but for birds and reptiles, peeing solids is just part of the daily grind. Scientists have studied this phenomenon for centuries, but the structure, composition, and properties of these solids eluded them. To close this gap, Jennifer Swift, a chemist at Georgetown University, and her colleagues chemically characterized these wastes in over 20 types of snakes.1 Their findings, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, offer insights into how this waste management system evolved in some organisms. “This research was really inspired by...
Reptiles don’t just pee, they crystallize their waste. Researchers found that snakes and other reptiles form tiny uric acid spheres, a water-saving...
A new study reveals how snakes and other reptiles uniquely package and eliminate crystalline waste. ......
A new study reveals how snakes and other reptiles uniquely package and eliminate crystalline waste. ......
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