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Bats harbor viral human pathogens without getting sick. A new cell line could open doors to new therapies based on these flying mammals’ immune secrets.

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Duplicated Gene Helps Bats Survive “Arms Race” With Viruses

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Climate Change, Deforestation Drive Bat Virus Spillover Into Humans

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Bat Coronaviruses May Infect Tens of Thousands of People Yearly

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A World of Wildlife in Abandoned Mines

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Some Bats Buzz Like Hornets to Deter Predators

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Fruit Bats Echolocate During the Day Despite Having Great Vision

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The Genes Vampires Lost

When Pursuing Prey, Bats Tune Out the World

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Q&A: A Molecular Toolkit to Build SARS-CoV-2 Research Capacity

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Are Climate-Driven Shifts in Bat Diversity to Blame for COVID-19?

Alterations in Immune Genes Make Bats Great Viral Hosts

Spike Structure Gives Insight into SARS-CoV-2 Evolution

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Bat Ecologist Thomas Kunz Dies

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NIH Cancels Funding for Bat Coronavirus Research Project

Australian Lab Cultures New Coronavirus as Infections Climb

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Where Coronaviruses Come From

Ecuadorian Cactus Absorbs Ultrasound, Enticing Bats to Flowers

Social Bonds Among Captive Vampire Bats Persist in the Wild

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Image of the Day: Target Practice

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Maternal Iron Deficiency Can Trigger Sex Reversal in Mouse Embryos

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Penguins Are Among the World’s Slowest-Evolving Birds: Study

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Why Do Some Runners Get Sick After a Marathon?

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Rare Disease Research Gets a Boost from Automated NGS Solutions

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Best Practices for Freezing Cell Cultures

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June 2025, Issue 1

Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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Unraveling Complex Biology with Five-Dimensional Multiomics

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Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

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