Danish scientists have used Computer Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to investigate internal organs in animals including alligators, snakes and tarantulas. Images revealed, for the first time non-invasively, how a snake adapts its internal organs in preparation for a big meal and during digestion, until it has disappeared completely. The scientists think MRI and CT images of animal anatomy could be valuable supplements to traditional textbook sketches, diminishing the need for invasive research and dissections...
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