Scientists Discover Bat Gene That Could Revolutionize COVID-19 Treatment
A study on bat genomes, involving Texas Tech University, discovered genetic adaptations that help bats resist viral ...
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Bats Don't Get Sick, Despite Being Disease Carriers, And Scientists Now Understand Why This Is
Many viruses have been linked to bats, as they are known disease carriers. The Ebola, Marburg, Nipah, and Hendra viruses […] ...
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Bat gene provides insight into fighting COVID-19 and other viral diseases
Five years removed from the COVID-19 outbreak, scientists around the world are still studying its effects and, more importantly, ways those effects can be mitigated in the future.
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Why do bats play host to so many viruses?
Irving at Zhejiang University found that bats have more immune system modifications compared with other mammals ( Nature 2025, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08471-0 ). The researchers performed ...
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Texas Tech Lab Pioneers New Virus-Fighting Approach
"These promising results can be used as a basis for further experimental studies, which are necessary to decipher the unique adaptations of the bats' immune system." /Public Release. This material ...
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Marburg virus has 'no plausible scientific link' with snake venom
Experts say the Marburg virus has no evolutionary or scientific link proteins in snake venoms and is unlikely to spread globally. Marburg virus disease, a severe hemorrhagic fever that has a high ...