Chytrid Fungus: How Gene Editing Could Save Amphibians from a Deadly Pathogen

Amphibians are facing their greatest threat yet: chytrid fungus, a disease responsible for the extinction of 90+ species and declines in 500 or more. The Colossal Foundation is taking action with a $3 million commitment over three years to the Pask and Frankenberg Lab at the University of Melbourne. Learn how cutting-edge genetic research could create immunity for endangered frogs and help restore balance to fragile ecosystems.

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The Colossal Foundation is a 501(c)(3) dedicated to supporting the use of cutting-edge technologies to conservation efforts globally to help prevent extinction of keystone species. The organization deploys cutting-edge de-extinction technologies and support to empower partners in the field to reverse the extinction crisis.

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[Pupwcue]

Thank you for y’all’s hard work I know that it takes years to bring back animals but thank y’all for ur hard work

[BullyMaguire-]

Do you plan on bringing back the frog species that vomited its offspring?

[leviwheeler-jbuc]

Thank you for your work! Colossal is a company everyone will know about in just a few years

[solarboyaaron]

Just found out about your company and the thylacine de-extinction project and I'm very hopeful that they can be brought back, as well as other animals if possible
Also my personal interest in genetics and what not, I just think it's all neat

[lazyiguana]

I heard a rumor that they might bring back the dire wolf, but idk.

Btw i love the dedication and hard work to save the world. That's one of the reasons why i took biology

[dragom]

but there alot of non discovered species of amphibians. you will need to search for all of them and introduced edited individuals of those non discovered species into their territorries.

[Mistytheangel]

When is the thylacine meeting with Forrest Galante?

[andpatlan]

Thank you for all your hard work, what can we do as regular human to help to stop this mass amphibie pandemic??

[cwill]

Destroying the balance of nature, interesting.