Researchers discovered that surviving frogs develop powerful immune defenses as tadpoles, providing protection against a deadly fungus after metamorphosis.

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Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:41:02 GMT · 2h 36m ago

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To understand why some amphibian populations mysteriously recover from a deadly fungus that has wiped out others.

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The discovery reveals a key mechanism for amphibian survival against a global fungal threat and has identified a collection of antimicrobial peptides that could potentially lead to new human infection-fighting drugs.

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