Roger D. Ransome

The paper examines how early-life environmental conditions and maternal age affect telomere length in two bat species and finds no link between early telomere length and short-term survival.

This study uses DNA methylation profiles from bats to show that age and longevity are linked to specific methylation patterns, with longevity associated with immune and cancer-related genes.

The paper generates six reference-quality bat genomes, identifies genomic adaptations related to echolocation, immunity, and viral tolerance, and reveals regulatory elements contributing to bat traits.