How Fruit Bats Got a Sweet Tooth Without Sour Health
Fruit bats have a genetic system that controls blood sugar without fail. Learning from that system can help us make better insulin- or sugar-sensing therapies for human patients.
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Give to UCSFFruit bats have a genetic system that controls blood sugar without fail. Learning from that system can help us make better insulin- or sugar-sensing therapies for human patients.
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