Tales from the (manus)crypt: Evolved bloodsuckers

Third Pod from the Sun by American Geophysical Union

Oct 2, 202300:26:21Government & Organizations

We're diving into the intriguing world of vampire bats and their unique genetic adaptations to a blood-based diet. Shenglin Liu is a researcher at the Senckenberg Natural History Museum in Frankfurt, Germany tells us tha...

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