Some bat species can live cancer-free for up to 25 years, which is equivalent to 180 human years. How do they do it? Reading time 3 minutes When you think of longevity in animals, chances are that the ...

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A study to look at why long-lived bats do not get cancer has broken new ground about the biological defenses that resist the disease. Reporting in the journal Nature Communications, a University of ...

Some bat species live surprisingly long lives for their diminutive size, and they might be able to teach us a thing or two about resisting cancer as we age. Cancer is the price we pay for living ...

A new paper titled "Long-read sequencing reveals rapid evolution of immunity and cancer-related genes in bats" in Genome Biology and Evolution shows that rapid evolution in bats may account for the ...

Bats are considered one of the best-adapted mammalian groups in terrestrial and particularly arboreal environments. Bats come in all spaces and sizes, from the penny-sized Kitti's hog-nosed bat to the ...

Bats have acquired remarkable traits throughout their evolution. They're the only mammals that can fly, and they live much longer than other animals their size. But perhaps most impressive is their ...

Bats get a deadly bad rap — but they could play a lifesaving role in cancer treatment, according to a “fascinating new study” that examines their remarkable immune systems. Despite their long ...

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 ...