Thursday 4 February 2021

Deadly white-nose syndrome changed genes in surviving bats

Scientists have found genetic differences between bats killed by white-nose syndrome and bats that survived, suggesting that survivors rapidly evolve to resist the fungal disease, according to a Rutgers-led study with big implications for deciding how to safeguard bat populations.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-02-deadly-white-nose-syndrome-genes-surviving.html