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Bats Beat Ebola with Hypervigilant Immunity

Feb 29, 2016 · 3 min
0:00-3:10

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The immune systems in bats are in a continuous state of activation, which may explain why they can carry viruses like Ebola without harm. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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