First genetic evidence of resistance in some bats to white-nose syndrome, a devastating fungal disease

Thursday, February 20, 2020 - 11:20 in Biology & Nature

A new study from University of Michigan biologists presents the first genetic evidence of resistance in some bats to white-nose syndrome, a deadly fungal disease that has decimated some North American bat populations. The study involved northern Michigan populations of the little brown bat, one of the most common bats in eastern North America prior […]

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