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Disease Takes Flight on Leathery Wings

Disease Takes Flight on Leathery Wings

FromStuff To Blow Your Mind


Disease Takes Flight on Leathery Wings

FromStuff To Blow Your Mind

ratings:
Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Apr 13, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Bats have been demonized through history. Our folklore and horror stories tell us they’re something to be afraid of because they’re 'creatures of the night' with weird abilities like echolocation. And recent events tell us they carry diseases that could kill us. But bats could also have super immune systems that allow them to live long lives, avoid cancer and fight off viruses. What can we learn from them? Robert and Christian explore... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Released:
Apr 13, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Deep in the back of your mind, you’ve always had the feeling that there’s something strange about reality. There is. Join Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they examine neurological quandaries, cosmic mysteries, evolutionary marvels and our transhuman future.