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Why don't fruit bats get diabetes? New understanding of how they've adapted to a high-sugar diet could lead to treatments for people

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fruit bats have honed their sweet tooth through adaptive evolution. Keith Rose/iStock via Getty Images Plus People around the ...
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Fruit bats: the winged ‘conservationists’ reforesting parts of Africa

Straw-coloured fruit bats exist throughout most of the African continent. This large fruit bat is one of, if not the most numerous fruit-eating animal (called frugivores) in Africa. They live in ...
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Why don’t fruit bats get diabetes? New understanding of how they’ve adapted to a high‑sugar diet could lead to treatments for people

Fruit bats have honed their sweet tooth through adaptive evolution. Keith Rose/iStock via Getty Images Plus People around the world eat too much sugar. When the body is unable to process sugar ...