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SCIENCE TICKER White-nose syndrome messes with bats’ metabolisms BY ASHLEY YEAGER, JAN 05, 2015 06:54 PM Bats with the deadly white-nose syndrome use twice as much fat for energy as their healthy companions in winter months. Read More Read More»

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