{"id":236295,"date":"2023-09-20T02:55:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T02:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=236295"},"modified":"2023-09-20T02:55:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T02:55:49","slug":"bats-could-hold-vital-clues-to-beating-cancer-study-reveals-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/bats-could-hold-vital-clues-to-beating-cancer-study-reveals-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Bats could hold vital clues to beating cancer, study reveals | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
BATS may hold vital clues to beating cancer, a study has revealed.<\/p>\n
Research shows that rapid evolution in the creatures could explain their ability to both host and survive infections \u2014 as well as avoid cancer.<\/p>\n
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Scientists, writing for the Genome Biology and Evolution journal, studied the Jamaican fruit bat and the Mesoamerican mustached bat.<\/p>\n
They compared their genetic sequencing with a diverse collection of bats and other mammals.<\/p>\n
The team found a number of notable genetic adaptations in the bats \u2014 including 46 that were cancer-related.<\/p>\n
Dr Armin Scheben, from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in the US, said: "By generating these new bat genomes and comparing them to other mammals we continue to find extraordinary new adaptations in antiviral and anticancer genes."<\/p>\n
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\u201cThese investigations are the first step towards translating research on the unique biology of bats into insights relevant to treating diseases, such as cancer, in humans.\u201d<\/p>\n