A Possible Advance in Fight To Combat a Deadly Amphibian Fungus

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By Yale Environment 360Jul 10, 2014, 11:00 am63 pts
Scientists have discovered that a certain kind of toad can acquire immunity to the deadly chytrid fungus, which has caused widespread mortality among amphibians worldwide. Reporting in Nature, the scientists say they have conferred immunity in oak toads to the chytrid fungus after repeatedly exposing them to…

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