New bat species are close relatives of the one that carries COVID-19

Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 09:30 in Biology & Nature

Scientists have named four new species of African leaf-nosed bats, close relatives of horseshoe bats, the bat group that hosts the virus that causes COVID-19.

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