Hitting snooze on the molecular clock: Rabies evolves slower in hibernating bats
Friday, May 18, 2012 - 15:30
in Biology & Nature
The rate at which the rabies virus evolves in bats may depend heavily upon the ecological traits of its hosts, according to new research. Rabies viruses in tropical and sub-tropical bat species evolved nearly four times faster than viral variants in bats in temperate regions.