Speakers Emma Teeling: Zoologist
Emma Teeling, Director of the Centre for Irish Bat Research, thinks we have a lot to learn from the biology of bats.
Why you should listen to her:
One-fifth of all mammals in the world are bats -- so why are they so stigmatized in Western culture? Dr. Emma Teeling believes that these fascinating creatures have a lot to teach us, with their uniquely high metabolic rates and surprisingly long lifespans. Teeling studies mammalian phylogenetics and comparative genomics, with particular expertise in bat biology and the bat's genetic signatures of survival.
Quotes by Emma Teeling
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“In Western culture, bats have been demonized, [maybe because] we're a little frightened by things that can perceive the world slightly differently than us.”
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Emma Teeling: The secret of the bat genome
- 16:25 Posted: Oct 2012
Emma Teeling on the Web
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