We FINALLY Understand Why Bats Live So Long

Want to restore the planet's ecosystems and see your impact in monthly videos? The first 200 people to join Planet Wild with my code will get the first month for free at https://planetwild.com/drbenmiles/turtles and use the code: DRBEN Check out their latest mission, How 3 Dogs Saved 100,000 Turtles https://youtu.be/0JZ5OuRZxvI?si=TcO76fUGf5buQRCp A recent discovery suggests that bats biology may be the key to longer healthier lives. That power may come from their ability for flight and mean they shrug off diseases usually fatal to humans. Can bats help humans live longer? The Deadliest Cave In the World: https://youtu.be/oKxvwtnlVrE 🚀 JOIN US for members-only content: https://www.patreon.com/DrBenMiles 🤘👨‍🔬 ROCKSTAR SCIENTIST Merch: https://www.rockstarscientist.org/ 📸 INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/drbenmiles #biology #science #bats #medicine #nature Chapters: 00:00 The Amazing Biology Of The Bat 1:15 How Bats Survive Disease 3:39 Bechstein's Bats "Immortal" Bats 4:50 Ad Read 5:00 How Can Bat Biology Help Humans 10:35 Why Haven't Other Mammals Evolved To Have These Traits? 11:57 How Can We Apply These Learnings Into Modern Medicine? If you enjoy the channel and want even more physics, tech, and business content, I've just launched new Instagram and Threads pages. Follow on the links below Insta: https://www.instagram.com/drbenmiles Threads: https://threads.net/drbenmiles Newsletter https://drbenmiles.substack.com/ A few people have asked so I've added the info below. Some of these are affiliate links. If you make a purchase it doesn't cost you anything extra, but a percentage of the sale will help support this channel and my work to bringing entrepreneurship into science. My camera : https://amzn.to/3ed5Xac My lens: https://amzn.to/3xIAZyA My lav: https://amzn.to/2SeE20Y and https://amzn.to/3nK33wA My mic: https://amzn.to/3gUYYEv