Bats have an extraordinary ability to avoid cancer and handle infections, and researchers now think they might know why.
Bats are exceptional among mammals, the researchers said in background notes. Not only can they fly, but they also have long lives, lowIn fact, their immune systems are a reason why bats tend to serve as a viral vector for diseases like the COVID virus, researchers said.
Because they can tolerate infections, they serve as perfect hosts for spreadingFor this study, researchers sequenced the genomes of two bat species -- the Jamaican fruit bat and the Mesoamerican mustached bat. They then carried out a comprehensive comparative genomic analysis with a diverse collection of bats and other mammals.
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