Vampire bats turn down the heat sensors to hunt

Fine-tuning an existing receptor helps bats to track down body heat of prey.

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Gracheva, E. O. et al. Nature 476, 88-91 (2011).
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George Wigmore
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Wigmore, G. Vampire bats turn down the heat sensors to hunt. Nature (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2011.454