Koalas from a population north of the Brisbane River have evolved a unique genomic immunity to the killer retrovirus ...

New research into how a retrovirus is spreading across populations of wild koalas in Queensland, Australia is leading to a ...

Wildlife carers on North Stradbroke Island have called for greater vigilance in reporting injured animals after their efforts ...

The genetic switch effectively reduces the impact of the retrovirus, strengthening the immune system of the beloved but endangered marsupial, said Keith Chappell, a virologist at the University of ...

The research team has found that a koala population in Australia has evolved a distinctive genomic immunity to a retrovirus.