Scientists in France Studying Why Bats Live So Long and Healthily

Some scientists in France are trying to figure out why bats live so long. Researchers told CBS News that bats live 10 times longer than other species of the same size. Professor Emma Teeling of University College Dublin told CBS News, "Bats increase their ability to repair their DNA, they repair the damages that living causes. And it increases with age. Ours decreases." The bat research may one day help us figure out how to fight diseases.