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It’s Springtime on Polaris-9b, and the Exoflowers Are Blooming

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Bugs find bats to bite thanks to bacteria

Bugs find bats to bite thanks to bacteria

Blood-sucking flies may be following chemicals produced by skin bacteria, even in bats. Important parallels to other vector-borne pathways for disease transmission
More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303295&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1


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