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Genes linked to taste receptors, insulin secretions, and stomach were absent in the flying mammals
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Vampire bats adapted to drinking blood by shedding several genes
Genes lost during vampire bats’ evolution may have helped them to adapt to their exclusive blood diet which is high in iron and fluid and low in calories
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Source: newscientist.com