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flying bat

Bats’ Built-in Backup System for When They Can’t Hear

Categories Life & Non-humans
bats and the moon

A Map of Echoes

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bat in a bag with researcher

Bats Defy Diabetes: How Sugar-Loving Species Thrive on Extreme Blood Sugar Levels

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Bat teeth

Fruit, nectar, bugs and blood: How bat teeth and jaws evolved for a diverse dinnertime

Categories Life & Non-humans
Artibeus jamaicensis, the Jamaican fruit bat

How bats evolved to avoid cancer

Categories Health, Life & Non-humans
The ancestral sweet receptor of all extant bats (Node C) was functionally sensitive to natural sugars, with a lower level of sugar sensitivity than modern pteropodid bats (Node A), suggesting that common ancestors of bats were omnivorous.

Common ancestors of bats were omnivorous suggested by resurrection of ancestral sweet receptors

Categories Life & Non-humans
Pixabay. Bat illustration, green, superimposing bat over Covid virus particles.

To prevent future pandemics, leave bats alone

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