Bats are anomalies in the mammalian world—they fly, have long lifespans and rarely get cancer. Scientists now suspect the bat ...

CSHL postdoc Armin Scheben, with help from McCombie lab members Sara Goodwin and Melissa Kramer, created the first complete genome sequences of Artibeus jamaicensis, the Jamaican fruit bat (seen here) ...

Bats are anomalies in the mammalian world—they fly, have long lifespans, and rarely get cancer. Scientists now suspect the bat immune system enables ...

Researchers at Tulane University have identified a previously unknown antibody system in bats that could help explain how the animals carry viruses that cause severe disease in other species while ...

A new study of wild bats reveals that an animal's immune system is shaped by more than its need to fight infections. Researchers from the University of Maryland have found that sex, age and ...