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Insights into longevity and virus-driven adaptation from <i>Myotis</i> bat genomes


Comparative and functional analyses of Myotis bats uncover unique patterns of adaptation in virus-interacting proteins and longevity-associated pathways, linking two hallmarks of bat biology.

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