{"id":158699,"date":"2023-09-28T22:55:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T22:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/?post_type=focus&p=158699"},"modified":"2023-10-11T20:20:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T20:20:08","slug":"mystery-of-bats","status":"publish","type":"focus","link":"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/focus\/mystery-of-bats\/","title":{"rendered":"The mystery behind bats"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The mystery behind bats<\/div>
These placental mammals are vectors of diseases, such as Nipah, which is currently affecting India. However, they could also be a source of cure. Biologist Thiago Bernardi Vieira, from the Federal University of Para in Brazil, is the recipient of a research grant entitled \u201cThe Least Known Bat Species in Brazil\u201d to gather basic data on the bats of the Amazon rainforest. Here are some of his findings. (Photos: Reuters)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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In the Amazon, there are countless species of native bats that have yet to be studied or discovered. With the limited funds available to researchers, scientists do not believe they will be able to unravel the mysteries of the Amazon anytime soon.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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For reasons including their sheer number and diversity, although these animals are a significant reservoir of pathogens that can sicken people, they can also cure them. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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One scientist from the University of Brasilia is analyzing the antibacterial and anticoagulant properties of bat venom under the microscope. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\u201cWe don\u2019t know anything,\u201d says Vieira, who recently received an investment of 21000 dollars to continue his research. Due to the large size of the Amazon rainforest, some scientists see Brazil as the likely cradle of a future pandemic.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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The mystery behind bats<\/div>
These placental mammals are vectors of diseases, such as Nipah, which is currently affecting India. However, they could also be a source of cure. Biologist Thiago Bernardi Vieira, from the Federal University of Para in Brazil, is the recipient of a research grant entitled \u201cThe Least Known Bat Species in Brazil\u201d to gather basic data on the bats of the Amazon rainforest. Here are some of his findings. (Photos: Reuters)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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In the Amazon, there are countless species of native bats that have yet to be studied or discovered. With the limited funds available to researchers, scientists do not believe they will be able to unravel the mysteries of the Amazon anytime soon.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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For reasons including their sheer number and diversity, although these animals are a significant reservoir of pathogens that can sicken people, they can also cure them. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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One scientist from the University of Brasilia is analyzing the antibacterial and anticoagulant properties of bat venom under the microscope. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\u201cWe don\u2019t know anything,\u201d says Vieira, who recently received an investment of 21000 dollars to continue his research. Due to the large size of the Amazon rainforest, some scientists see Brazil as the likely cradle of a future pandemic.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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