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Vampire bats made to run on treadmills – revealing the secret of how they use blood
Vampire bats made to run on treadmills in a lab reveal ... “In most animals, amino acids are a fuel of last resort. It’s what the body burns when there’s not much left, but these bats ...
Scientists put blood-pumped vampire bats on tiny treadmills. Here’s what they found
Unlike fats and carbohydrates, amino acids cannot be stored in the body as energy reserves. This reliance on proteins leaves ...