Genetic Mutations Help Bats Survive Deadly White Nose Syndrome

This report highlights recent findings by conservation biologist Giorgia Auteri and her team, who identified genetic mutations in little brown bats that survived the white nose syndrome epidemic. These mutations suggest natural selection is aiding the species' survival and could guide future conservation strategies. The discovery comes amid a decade-long crisis that nearly drove these bats to extinction across the U.S.

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