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Chinese scientists blame bats for spreading pig virus

Researchershaveidentifiedacoronavirusinhorseshoebatsandconfirmeditistoblameforkillingsome25,000pigletsinChina.ThenewbornswineonfarmsinChina'ssouthernGuangdongpr

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Vampire bat's blood-only diet 'a big evolutionary win'

Atfirstglance,thecost-benefitratioofablood-onlydietsuggeststhatvampirebats–theonlymammalstofeedexclusivelyonthevicious,ruby-redelixir–flewdownanevolutionaryblin

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China: Scientists trace 2002 Sars virus to colony of cave-dwelling bats

Scientistshavepinpointedapopulationofvirus-infectedbats,whichtheyhavelinkedtothemysteriousoutbreakofSarsdisease15yearsago.Hundredsdiedasthevirusspreadaroundtheg

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Scientists trace 2002 Sars virus to colony of cave-dwelling bats

Scientistshavepinpointedapopulationofvirus-infectedbats,whichtheyhavelinkedtothemysteriousoutbreakofSarsdisease15yearsago.Hundredsdiedasthevirusspreadaroundtheg

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"Ugly" Aussie animals shunned by researchers: study

Australian animals that look "ugly" attract little or no research funding, leading to poor conservational outcomes, researchers say.

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Kiwi expert warns against bat mull in Ebola battle

​Wiping out bats that are suspected of spreading the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa could have dire ecological and economic consequences, a New Zealand expert in veterinary public health warned Wednesday.

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Scientists confirm SARS virus originated in horseshoe bats from China: CSIRO

A latest research statement from Australian national science body, CSIRO, has confirmed on Thursday that the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus which killed hundreds people originated in horseshoe bats from China, according to a statement released Thursday.