From Daily Mail:
A new breed of 'super rat' with poison-resistant DNA is infesting towns and cities across Britain, scientists warned today.
Tests found the mutant gene protects the rodents from all known toxins - making them fitter, faster and 'almost impossible' to kill.
It is believed the resistance was caused by mother rats feeding the poison to their young and inadvertently increasing their immunity.
But now experts have identified an entirely new strand of DNA that wards off infection and attacks from rodenticides and pesticides.
Researchers at the University of Huddersfield said the gene is hereditary and passed from one generation to the next.
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Now if only we could get ahold of some Ninja Turtle mutagen, think of the badass army we could create!
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