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Vampire bats

5/11/2018

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Blood Is A Terrible Food Source - Yet Vampire Bats Thrive On It. Here's Why.

It sounds gross to humans - unless you read those "Twilight" books in which case maybe it's sexy - but a lot of animals consume blood. That's right, even your cat familiar. The question is why? Blood is actually a poor source of energy.

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Second immunity article

5/11/2018

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Marburg virus: Study of bat natural immunity may shed light on human disease - Outbreak News Today

Scientists examining the genome of Egyptian fruit bats, a natural reservoir for the deadly Marburg virus, have identified several immune-related genes that suggest bats deal with viral infections in a substantially different way than primates. Their research, published online today in the journal Cell, demonstrates that bats may be able to host viruses that are pathogenic ...

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Egyptian fruit bat genome

5/11/2018

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Egyptian fruit bat genome yields clues about bats' ability to harbor and transmit deadly pathogens without getting sick

Boston University researchers, Thomas Kepler, professor of microbiology; Stephanie Pavlovich, an MD/PhD student; and Elke Mühlberger, director, Biomolecule Production Core, National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories ...

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