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Bats, Immunity, and COVID-19

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Riley Lovejoy 0 Comments bats, COVID-19, DNA, Immunity, Infection, Model Organism, RNA, virus

Did you know that bats could help us fight human viral infections? Believe it or not, bats are incredible at staying well when infected by viruses! By studying how their immune systems respond to infection, researchers may be able to find new ways to help treat human diseases.

Environmental Science

Snowballs for Conservation: Taking DNA from Snow to Detect Rare Carnivores

August 6, 2019September 29, 2019 Abigail Bezrutczyk 0 Comments Conservation, DNA, Environmental DNA (eDNA), snow, surveys

One of the challenges of wildlife biology is the work needed to track rare animals in the field. In this new study a clever group of researchers use DNA analysis to attempt to solve this issue. Read on to find out more.