Could bats hold the secrets to preventing cancer? The latest health stories from around the world
A new paper in Genome Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, shows that rapid evolution in bats may account for the animals’ extraordinary ability to both host and survive infections as well as avoid cancer. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1001498# Bats are exceptional among mammals not only for their ability to fly but also their long lives, low cancer …