VAMPIRE HOT SPOT DETECTION. “Vampire bats have unique feeding habits as they consume only blood, which implies the ability to efficiently find a hot spot (a superficial blood vessel) on the body of their endothermic prey. At the molecular level, evolutionary specialization involved the modification of the already existing heat sensor, TRPV1.”
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022