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Do bats hold the secret to health and longevity? A team led by Professor Emma Teeling, Full Professor of Zoology at University College Dublin (UCD), has won a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Synergy grant of almost €12 million, to explore this fascinating question.

Prof Emma Teeling of UCD will lead a project that studies bats to find ‘new ways to slow down human ageing and disease resistance’. Two Irish academics have…

Prof Emma Teeling and Dr Claire Harnett of UCD are among 37 teams across Europe to win the prestigious ERC Synergy grants this year.

Many viral infections that plague humans originate from bats, yet intriguingly bats suffer no ill effects from the myriad of viruses that inhabit their bodies, a phenomenon scientists are researching in the hope of finding insights into how to moderate impacts on humans.

Cultural omen of darkness, reservoir of deadly viruses - bats don't have the best reputation. But they do have some impressive and potentially helpful biological quirks, including the ability to resist the ageing process.

Like all things in life including life itself, the worlds largest industry meeting in aging research came to a close. Here is a report on Day 5 of the meeting.

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