These Toads Are Surviving a Deadly Fungus – Scientists May Finally Know Why

Earlier development of diverse antimicrobial peptides may help some toad populations survive devastating chytrid fungus outbreaks. A deadly fungus has devastated frog and toad populations around the world, yet some groups eventually begin to recover even while the pathogen remains. Researchers led b...

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