With secondhand gene, house mice resist poison
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With secondhand gene, house mice resist poison
Since the 1950s, people have tried to limit the numbers of mice and rats using a poison known as warfarin. But, over the course of evolution, those pesky rodents have found a way to make a comeback, resisting that chemical via changes to a gene involved in vitamin K recycling and blood clotting. Now, researchers show that European mice have in some cases acquired that resistance gene in a rather unorthodox way: they got it secondhand from an Algerian mouse.
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Tags: Emergency, Poison, Vitamin, Genes, Anti-Clotting Medication, Anticoagulant, Coumadin, Science
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Secondhand Gene Enables House Mice To Resist Poison
medicalnewstoday.com — “Since the 1950s, people have tried to limit the numbers of mice and rats using a poison known as warfarin. But, over the course of evolution, those pesky rodents have found a way to make a comebac” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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