Scientists put blood-pumped vampire bats on tiny treadmills. Here’s what they found
In a groundbreaking study, scientists have discovered that common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) possess a unique metabolic ...
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Common Vampire Bat
Here’s why they matter. Parasites are incredibly diverse. Here’s why they matter. Vampire Bats Survive by Only Eating Blood—Now We Know How Vampire Bats Survive by Only Eating Blood—Now We ...
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Bats may seem scary, but they're good for the environment. Here's how you can help them.
There are three species of the fabled vampire bats, but all are found in Latin America. A common fear is that bats carry rabies. All mammals can get rabies, but unlike dogs or raccoons ...
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Prize-Winning Essay: Bats Illuminate Ways to Control and Prevent Disease (3 of 12) (IMAGE)
A colony of common vampire bats in Peru. This image relates to the work of Dr. Daniel Streicker, the 2013 Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists grand prize winner. Information on this ...
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Genomic Particularities Hint at Vampire Bat’s Ability to Live Off Blood
The genome of D. rotundus also possesses fewer endogenous retroviral elements, perhaps due to an expansion of antiretroviral genes, compared to bat species that don’t live off blood. “It is clear that ...