Do #viruses really cause less disease in #bats compared to other mammals? An analysis of >80 years of data reveals that bats suffer disease and death at similar levels to rodents, challenging assumptions about bat-specific adaptations and their biomedical potential. 🧪 #AcademicSky plos.io/3UXoBuO

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In my opinion if you are going to be a candidate for public office you need to commit to accepting the final results of your election that's not to say you don't have a right to contest it means that when you lose your appeal you concede

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Bacteriophages encode #lysis proteins that inhibit essential bacterial processes. This study solves the #cryoEM #structure of an E. coli lipid II flippase complex with a phage lysis protein, showing that the flippase is locked in an outward facing conformation. 🧪 #AcademicSky plos.io/4iJInTD

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Male Ae. aegypti #mosquitoes locate females based on their flight sounds. This study shows that disruption of the male specific isoform of #fruitless, a key sex differentiation gene, alters the male #hearing system and suppresses responses to female flight sounds. 🧪 #AcademicSky plos.io/48iAgr4

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Studies have mapped #vascular alterations in #Alzheimer’s disease, but have not proven a role for them in pathology. This Perspective by @jonasneher.bsky.social &co calls for longitudinal studies to link pathology to vascular mechanics and function. 🧪 #AcademicSky plos.io/4zXwoYv

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