Longevity researchers are fascinated by bats, writes Rachel Tompa (@rachel_tompa), since these animals defy the typical correlation between an animal species’ body size and its life span. Tompa writes for the Allen Institute about a new molecular clock method that can tell how old individual bats are — important information for conservation research — and reveals some possible reasons for why they live so long. Image: MathKnight via Wikimedia Commons
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