Vampire bat venom could hold key to new medical treatments
Wednesday, January 16, 2019 - 18:10
in Biology & Nature
Vampire bats could hold the key to new treatments for a range of serious medical problems, but researchers have hit a snag accessing the specimens needed to advance their work. Now scientists have found a new class of blood pressure-regulating peptides in the venom of the common vampire bat (Diphylla ecaudata).