Cane toads became pests after being introduced into Australia to control destructive beetles in Queensland’s sugarcane crops. Cane toads are capable of poisoning predators that try to eat them and ...

Scientists have gene-edited a cane toad egg to prevent a hatchling growing past the tadpole stage. The gene knockout technique could be scaled up and potentially used to manage the invasive species.

But a study of invasive cane toads in Australia focused on challenges ... D: Scientists hope that by understanding the impacts that invasion has on the invading species, they might ...

In hopes that they could control destructive cane beetles, people introduced cane toads to Australia in 1935. Instead, the amphibian's population exploded, and today, cane toads number roughly 200 ...

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Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Genetically modified, cannibal tadpoles may be the solution to Australia’s nearly century-old invasive cane toad problem ...

While normal cane toad tadpoles turn into tiny toads and leave the water after 22 days, the gene-edited tadpoles remain unaltered for several months before dying. Scale of toad invasion is challenging ...

Shane Knuth, a legislator in the northeastern state of Queensland (where cane toads thrive), has proposed and official day for residents to hunt down and kill the exotic invaders. Cane toads have ...

Scientists in Australia are exploring the use of genetically engineered cannibal toads to combat one of the country’s most damaging invasive species. The cane toad was originally introduced from South ...

April showers bring May flowers, but the spring season also brings Cane Toad breeding season. The toxic amphibians have become the “poster child” for the vast array of invasive species that ...