Lethal Fungus may Have an Achilles' Heel (IMAGE)

USDA Forest Service - Northern Research Station

Lethal Fungus may Have an Achilles' Heel

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Scientists with the USDA Forest Service and the University of New Hampshire have found what may be an Achilles' heel in the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome: UV-light. White-nose syndrome has killed millions of bats in North America over the past decade.

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Daniel Lindner, USDA Forest Service

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