Tasmanian tiger resurrection team announces bold new plan for Australia

The multi-million dollar investment will see the genes of vulnerable species edited to stop them being wiped out by a killer pathogen.

BY Michael Dahlstrom

Bringing the Tasmanian tiger back from extinction is one of its most sensational projects, but now Colossal Biosciences has announced a new multi-million plan to stop new extinctions in Australia.

The US-based company is investing in Melbourne University’s scientists who are working to create a super-species of frogs that can withstand the effects of chytrid fungus.

While most people haven’t heard of the infectious disease, it’s directly caused six extinctions in Australia, more than any other species other than humans. And globally it’s led to the decline of over 500 amphibian species, including 90 extinctions.

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