Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Week 2 third reading journal

Python Hearts Double in Size
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/10/111027-pythons-snakes-hearts-health-science-animals/#

Summary
  Researchers discovered a big leap from pythons in science. They found three specific fatty acids in the blood from pythons. They researched that pythons, not frequent eater, are swelled their organs, except their brain, by the three fatty acids, and the nutrition makes their organs stronger, nevertheless, the situation is dangerous for human being. When researchers draw the pythons' blood to examine what the cause is after breaking a long fast, they found that the pythons' blood was opaque, like milk because of plenty of fat. Researchers also examined that they injected the three fatty acids into a mouse. The result was that its heart also swelled. Now they are carrying on a new study. They put the three fatty acid into mice which have heart disease and they investigate how the blood works for the mice.

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