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Sydney’s Mutant Super Rats: Evolving Resistance and ‘Impossible to Kill’ Infestation Spreads Unchecked
Australia’s Rats Develop Poison Resistance, Threatening Wildlife Black rats in Australia’s largest cities have evolved a genetic mutation that boosts their resistance to common rat poisons, raising alarms for wildlife and public health. A study led by Edith Cowan University researcher Alicia Gorbould found over half of tested rats in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, and Brisbane […]