It's Not Easy Being Gene Suppressed
Wednesday, August 5, 2009 - 11:49
in Biology & Nature
Frogs around the world are dying from a fungal pathogen perhaps because they don't realize they are sick. In a study conducted at the University of Idaho, scientists found that the immune system of the study's frog species failed to respond to the chytrid fungus known as Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). In fact, it appears the fungal infection may actually suppress its victim's immune system.
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