But with such a heavy viral cargo, how do bats manage to survive? Researchers believe it actually comes down to their ability to fly. Jon Epstein: The inflammation that results from the physical ...

Researchers uncover bat immune secrets linked to flying abilities Scientists explore how flying contributes to bats resilience against diseases ...

In Teeling’s early work, she played a key role in constructing the evolutionary history of bats, including how echolocation arose. 14 But she soon realized that echolocation wasn’t the only unusual ...

Around the time that bat ancestors evolved powered flight, their genomes picked up immune adaptations that can quell viral ...

Bats are unique. Even though they share the characteristics of all mammals - hair, regulated body temperature, the ability to bear their young alive and nurse them - bats are the only mammals to truly ...

But the bats don’t get sick ... superpowered immune system could be closely linked to the evolution of their ability to fly,” Vernes said. By learning more about how bats protect themselves ...