Centre postdoc Dr Anthony Waddle of Macquarie University combines synthetic biology with conservation to tackle one of wildlife's deadliest threats: the chytrid fungus that has driven 90+ frog species to extinction.
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He invented mini saunas for frogs – now this biologist has big plans to save hundreds of species
A deadly fungus has already wiped out 90 species and threatens 500 more but Anthony Waddle is hoping gene replacement could be their salvation
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January 14, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Centre postdoc Dr Anthony Waddle of Macquarie University combines synthetic biology with conservation to tackle one of wildlife's deadliest threats: the chytrid fungus that has driven 90+ frog species to extinction.
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‘The search for a scalable, multi-species solution lead to immunisation & synthetic biology. One larger project involves raising & vaccinating hundreds of green & golden bell frogs, a species slowly dying off, largely due to chytrid, for release into the wild’
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He invented mini saunas for frogs – now this biologist has big plans to save hundreds of species
A deadly fungus has already wiped out 90 species and threatens 500 more but Anthony Waddle is hoping gene replacement could be their salvation
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:48 PM
‘The search for a scalable, multi-species solution lead to immunisation & synthetic biology. One larger project involves raising & vaccinating hundreds of green & golden bell frogs, a species slowly dying off, largely due to chytrid, for release into the wild’
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Congratulations to @anthonywaddle.bsky.social, 2022 Schmidt Science Fellow, on this inspiring research and feature in @theguardian.com. From “frog saunas” to gene replacement, his work offers real hope against the chytrid fungus threatening hundreds of frog species.
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He invented mini saunas for frogs – now this biologist has big plans to save hundreds of species
A deadly fungus has already wiped out 90 species and threatens 500 more but Anthony Waddle is hoping gene replacement could be their salvation
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January 13, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Congratulations to @anthonywaddle.bsky.social, 2022 Schmidt Science Fellow, on this inspiring research and feature in @theguardian.com. From “frog saunas” to gene replacement, his work offers real hope against the chytrid fungus threatening hundreds of frog species.
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The conservation biologist who invented frog saunas.
“Waddle is an award-winning conservation biologist on a mission to save frogs from the deadly chytrid fungus, which has wiped out 90 species and is threatening more than 500 more.”
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“Waddle is an award-winning conservation biologist on a mission to save frogs from the deadly chytrid fungus, which has wiped out 90 species and is threatening more than 500 more.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
He invented mini saunas for frogs – now this biologist has big plans to save hundreds of species
A deadly fungus has already wiped out 90 species and threatens 500 more but Anthony Waddle is hoping gene replacement could be their salvation
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:04 AM
The conservation biologist who invented frog saunas.
“Waddle is an award-winning conservation biologist on a mission to save frogs from the deadly chytrid fungus, which has wiped out 90 species and is threatening more than 500 more.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“Waddle is an award-winning conservation biologist on a mission to save frogs from the deadly chytrid fungus, which has wiped out 90 species and is threatening more than 500 more.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Anthony Waddle “can’t just be willy-nilly slapping genes into frogs” to stave off the chytrid fungus but his Frog Saunas, immunisation and (innovative but controversial) synthetic biology of organisms “edited” by introduction or deletion of genetic material offers a scalable, multi-species solution.
He invented mini saunas for frogs – now this biologist has big plans to save hundreds of species
A deadly fungus has already wiped out 90 species and threatens 500 more but Anthony Waddle is hoping gene replacement could be their salvation
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Anthony Waddle “can’t just be willy-nilly slapping genes into frogs” to stave off the chytrid fungus but his Frog Saunas, immunisation and (innovative but controversial) synthetic biology of organisms “edited” by introduction or deletion of genetic material offers a scalable, multi-species solution.
Hopeful frog story in @theguardian.com this morning! 🐸
Anthony Waddle, conservation biologist working in Australia, fights chytrid fungus 🧪 – a disease driving amphibian extinctions. His research tests “frog saunas” 🧱🔥 to protect vital frogs & ecosystems. 🌱
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Anthony Waddle, conservation biologist working in Australia, fights chytrid fungus 🧪 – a disease driving amphibian extinctions. His research tests “frog saunas” 🧱🔥 to protect vital frogs & ecosystems. 🌱
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
He invented mini saunas for frogs – now this biologist has big plans to save hundreds of species
A deadly fungus has already wiped out 90 species and threatens 500 more but Anthony Waddle is hoping gene replacement could be their salvation
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Hopeful frog story in @theguardian.com this morning! 🐸
Anthony Waddle, conservation biologist working in Australia, fights chytrid fungus 🧪 – a disease driving amphibian extinctions. His research tests “frog saunas” 🧱🔥 to protect vital frogs & ecosystems. 🌱
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Anthony Waddle, conservation biologist working in Australia, fights chytrid fungus 🧪 – a disease driving amphibian extinctions. His research tests “frog saunas” 🧱🔥 to protect vital frogs & ecosystems. 🌱
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Monitoring the Prevalence and Distribution of Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in the Kihansi Spray Toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis) Population in the Kihansi Gorge Spray Wetlands, Tanzania PubMed
Monitoring the Prevalence and Distribution of Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in the Kihansi Spray Toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis) Population in the Kihansi Gorge Spray Wetlands, Tanzania
Chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is fatal to some amphibian species, whereas others can carry the pathogen without developing disease. Among the vulnerable species is the Kihansi Spray Toad, Nectophrynoides asperginis, endemic to the Kihansi Gorge spray wetlands in Tanzania's Udzungwa Mountains. By 2009, chytridiomycosis had driven N. asperginis to extinction in the wild, though it survives in captivity. Re-introduction efforts have faced difficulties,...
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January 12, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Monitoring the Prevalence and Distribution of Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in the Kihansi Spray Toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis) Population in the Kihansi Gorge Spray Wetlands, Tanzania PubMed
The Chytrid Husk, a victim of a fungal disease that turns the person or creature into a carnivorous, savage, and belligerent decomposer.
Using echolocation and spores, it can find its feast quickly.
The inspiration behind this was the Clickers from TLOU and Draugr from Skyrim.
Using echolocation and spores, it can find its feast quickly.
The inspiration behind this was the Clickers from TLOU and Draugr from Skyrim.
January 8, 2026 at 6:14 AM
The Chytrid Husk, a victim of a fungal disease that turns the person or creature into a carnivorous, savage, and belligerent decomposer.
Using echolocation and spores, it can find its feast quickly.
The inspiration behind this was the Clickers from TLOU and Draugr from Skyrim.
Using echolocation and spores, it can find its feast quickly.
The inspiration behind this was the Clickers from TLOU and Draugr from Skyrim.
Cascades frogs extirpated in Lassen National Park are being reintroduced from a resilient timber-company population to counter chytrid, drought, invasive trout, and habitat loss.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Cascades frogs extirpated in Lassen National Park are being reintroduced from a resilient timber-company population to counter chytrid, drought, invasive trout, and habitat loss.
Algophthora mediterranea, gen. et sp. nov.: Novel dinoflagellate- and diatom-infecting generalist marine chytrid from the Mediterranean Sea - Mycologia via TAYLOR and FRANCIS Online
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Algophthora mediterranea, gen. et sp. nov.: Novel dinoflagellate- and diatom-infecting generalist marine chytrid from the Mediterranean Sea - Mycologia via TAYLOR and FRANCIS Online
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Algophthora mediterranea, gen. et sp. nov.: Novel dinoflagellate- and diatom-infecting generalist marine chytrid from the Mediterranean Sea https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41397218/
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Algophthora mediterranea, gen. et sp. nov.: Novel dinoflagellate- and diatom-infecting generalist marine chytrid from the Mediterranean Sea https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41397218/
Cellularization in chytrid fungi uses distinct mechanisms from conventional cytokinesis and cellularization in animals and yeast
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Cellularization in chytrid fungi uses distinct mechanisms from conventional cytokinesis and cellularization in animals and yeast
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December 17, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Cellularization in chytrid fungi uses distinct mechanisms from conventional cytokinesis and cellularization in animals and yeast
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My dark zootopia theory is that all birds went extinct because of the avian flu. And the amphibians went extinct because of chytrid fungus. And fish and inverts aren't sophonts apparently. There, that's my dark fan theory xd
December 15, 2025 at 2:18 AM
My dark zootopia theory is that all birds went extinct because of the avian flu. And the amphibians went extinct because of chytrid fungus. And fish and inverts aren't sophonts apparently. There, that's my dark fan theory xd
Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may help the infected animals find mates and spread the fungus further
Deadly fungus makes sick frogs jump far, possibly to find mates
Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may help the infected animals find mates and spread the fungus further
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December 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may help the infected animals find mates and spread the fungus further
Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may help the infected animals find mates and spread the fungus further
Deadly fungus makes sick frogs jump far, possibly to find mates
Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may help the infected animals find mates and spread the fungus further
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December 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may help the infected animals find mates and spread the fungus further
December 8, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may help the infected animals find mates and spread the fungus further
Deadly fungus makes sick frogs jump far, possibly to find mates
Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may help the infected animals find mates and spread the fungus further
www.newscientist.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may help the infected animals find mates and spread the fungus further
Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may help the infected animals find mates and spread the fungus further
Deadly fungus makes sick frogs jump far, possibly to find mates
Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may help the infected animals find mates and spread the fungus further
www.newscientist.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may help the infected animals find mates and spread the fungus further
Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may help the infected animals find mates and spread the fungus further
Deadly fungus makes sick frogs jump far, possibly to find mates
Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may help the infected animals find mates and spread the fungus further
www.newscientist.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may help the infected animals find mates and spread the fungus further
Heated #aquatic shelters reduce #infection intensity but not prevalence of a fungal #pathogen in common #toad tadpoles - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #chytrid #Bufonidae @wileyecology.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Heated #aquatic shelters reduce #infection intensity but not prevalence of a fungal #pathogen in common #toad tadpoles - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #chytrid #Bufonidae @wileyecology.bsky.social
Jack presenting on chytrid fungus in amphibians. 🐸
December 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Jack presenting on chytrid fungus in amphibians. 🐸
We chatted Chytrid and raised over 3k for @fredhutch.org! Thank you @onlythomwilltell @fischman001 @hogan698.bsky.social @ninjagloppy.bsky.social @oldmansethus.bsky.social @realfishdoc.bsky.social @mister__brain @chimerasqc.bsky.social @ajgala for the raids! We passed the love to @ultrasaurus.ca !
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 AM
We chatted Chytrid and raised over 3k for @fredhutch.org! Thank you @onlythomwilltell @fischman001 @hogan698.bsky.social @ninjagloppy.bsky.social @oldmansethus.bsky.social @realfishdoc.bsky.social @mister__brain @chimerasqc.bsky.social @ajgala for the raids! We passed the love to @ultrasaurus.ca !
Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may help the infected animals find mates and spread the fungus further
Deadly fungus makes sick frogs jump far, possibly to find mates
Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may help the infected animals find mates and spread the fungus further
www.newscientist.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may help the infected animals find mates and spread the fungus further
It's a pity that this wasn't perfected, rather than using the Xenopus.
It's the proliferation of those for pregnancy tests which is plausibly blamed for the spread of chytrid fungus around the world, which is wiping out heaps of amphibian species.
It's the proliferation of those for pregnancy tests which is plausibly blamed for the spread of chytrid fungus around the world, which is wiping out heaps of amphibian species.
December 4, 2025 at 2:43 AM
It's a pity that this wasn't perfected, rather than using the Xenopus.
It's the proliferation of those for pregnancy tests which is plausibly blamed for the spread of chytrid fungus around the world, which is wiping out heaps of amphibian species.
It's the proliferation of those for pregnancy tests which is plausibly blamed for the spread of chytrid fungus around the world, which is wiping out heaps of amphibian species.
Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may help the infected animals find mates and spread the fungus further
Deadly fungus makes sick frogs jump far, possibly to find mates
Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may help the infected animals find mates and spread the fungus further
www.newscientist.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may help the infected animals find mates and spread the fungus further