Tokita et al.find that bat wing muscles are derived from multiple myogenic sources with different embryonic ... (right side, dorsolateral view). (d) Innervation of the coraco-cutaneus (CC) ...

Nadav Ahituv, Nicola Illing, Jeff Wall and colleagues sequence the genome of the bat Miniopterus natalensis and perform RNA-seq and ChIP-seq (H3K27ac and H3K27me3) analyses on its developing ...

Bird wings and legs evolve independently, while bat wing and leg proportions are integrated. Credit: Nature Ecology & ...

As marvellous as bat flight is to behold, the genetic origins of their storied wings have remained murky. However, new findings from an international team of researchers led by Dr Nadav Ahituv, of ...

As marvelous as bat flight is to behold, the genetic origins of their storied wings has remained murky. However, new findings from an international team of researchers led by Nadav Ahituv, PhD, of ...

Hairy tale Treating bats with a depilatory cream has lead to the discovery that the microscopic hairs on their wings are crucial for flight control. The bat is the only mammal truly capable of ...

Bat wings, in contrast, have heavy bones and are packed with joints. “Bat wings are just like our hands with lots of skin between them,” Swartz said. This skin is super soft and compliant ...