Rutgers: Deadly White-Nose Syndrome Changed Genes in Surviving Bats
February 05, 2021
February 05, 2021
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 5 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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.
White-nose syndrome has killed millions of bats in North America since 2006, following its introduct . . .
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.
White-nose syndrome has killed millions of bats in North America since 2006, following its introduct . . .