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Landmark genome study traces bats' 65-million-year origins
Original: Landmark genome study unmasks the 65-million-year origins of bats
A landmark genomic study, reported by researchers at UNC Charlotte, has uncovered the evolutionary origins of bats, tracing the lineage back roughly 65 million years. By analysing genome data, scientists aim to resolve long-standing questions about how bats evolved flight and echolocation. The findings are drawing attention in the biology community for shedding new light on one of mammals' most distinctive orders.
Why now: The publication of a major genome study revealing the ancient origins of bats is new and notable science news.
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- Landmark genome study unmasks the 65-million-year origins of bats · Inside UNC Charlotte
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