A bill in state legislature would make a nocturnal creature Indiana's official state mammal
Rep. Victoria Garcia Wilburn wrote a bill inspired by a fifth grade class that would designate Indiana's official state ...
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Bats Don't Get Sick, Despite Being Disease Carriers, And Scientists Now Understand Why This Is
Many viruses have been linked to bats, as they are known disease carriers. The Ebola, Marburg, Nipah, and Hendra viruses […] ...
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Why do bats play host to so many viruses?
Bats harbor many viruses that can spill over into humans, including Marburg, Ebola, and famously SARS-CoV-2. But while these ...
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Bat gene provides insight into fighting COVID-19 and other viral diseases
Five years removed from the COVID-19 outbreak, scientists around the world are still studying its effects and, more importantly, ways those effects can be mitigated in the future.
Jaw Wars: How Bats Evolved a Diverse Arsenal of Teeth for Survival
Bats in the noctilionoid group, like Darwin’s finches, have evolved an impressive variety of jaw and tooth adaptations to ...