Reptiles excrete solid uric acid crystals instead of liquid urine, a remarkable adaptation that prevents toxicity and saves water. Researchers say these crystalline structures could lead to new ways ...

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American Chemical Society. "Snake pee might hold the secret to ending gout pain and kidney stones." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 25 October 2025. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 10 / ...

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Unless you've owned reptiles, you might not know that many of them "pee" crystals. Researchers publishing in the Journal of the American Chemical Society investigated the solid urine of more than 20 ...

Unless you’ve owned reptiles, you might not know that many of them “pee” crystals. Researchers publishing in the Journal of the American Chemical Society investigated the solid urine of more than 20 ...

Crystals "peed" by snakes could hold the key to treating kidney stones and gout in humans, say scientists. Researchers investigated the solid urine of more than 20 reptile species and found spheres of ...

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Reptiles don’t urinate like humans do; instead, they pass these solid “urates” (left). Researchers found that urates consist of tiny microspheres composed primarily of uric acid (right). Unless you’ve ...