Science Magazine (Washington DC, USA) : [News Focus] Human Genome 10th Anniversary: Tackling the Mystery of the Disappearing Frogs
The chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, has wiped out amphibians around the globe. The results of new sequencing technologies that directly decipher all the active genes of a species suggest that in susceptible frogs, the immune system doesn't go on the defensive; the fungi somehow evades the body's defenses.
Author: Elizabeth Pennisi
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