The deadly diseases scientists want to save

By Bridie Smith Science Editor
Updated October 7 2016 - 10:13am, first published September 1 2016 - 5:24pm
Joanna Sumner beside a cryotank at the new Australian Wildlife Biobank. Photo: Jason South
Joanna Sumner beside a cryotank at the new Australian Wildlife Biobank. Photo: Jason South
Like all frog species, the endangered southern corroboree frog is vulnerable to chytrid fungus. Photo: Wayne Taylor
Like all frog species, the endangered southern corroboree frog is vulnerable to chytrid fungus. Photo: Wayne Taylor

You'd think researchers who encounter some of the nastiest diseases affecting Australian animals would want to destroy them pronto.

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