See: D.S. Jacobs et al., “Testing the sensory drive hypothesis: Geographic variation in echolocation frequencies of Geoffroy’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophidae ...

The virus can bind to the human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor—the same receptor used by SARS-CoV-2 to ...

A horseshoe bat that will likely be described as a new species in the next steps of this research. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

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The chain of events that led to the worst pandemic in a century started with a tiny, insect-eating mammal with a mundane name, the intermediate horseshoe bat. The species is part of a family of ...

The closest match to the coronavirus has been found in horseshoe bats in Yunnan in southern China. Thailand has 19 species of horseshoe bats but researchers said they have not yet been tested for ...

The study coauthors considered the geographic ranges of bats known to host SARS-related viruses—primarily horseshoe bats (family Rhinolophidae) and Old World leaf-nosed bats (family Hipposideridae).

CoV-2, was found in horseshoe bats in China and can bind to human cells in the same way as SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind Covid-19. A new coronavirus ...