Amphibian killer forces immune-cell suicides
Fungal menace shuts down key parts of defenses of frogs and their kin
AT RISK A poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus) in Panama is just one of hundreds of amphibian species that succumbs to the chytrid skin fungus, which scientists now know has a special trick for disabling frog immune systems.
Courtesy of L.A. Rollins-Smith