Scientists want to hack grey squirrels to death

Scientists want to hack grey squirrels to death

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Cutlack, C.,  Gizmodo,  2020.

Scottish scientists are planning to hack the DNA of the often-hated grey squirrel, in hope that selectively breeding a broken female strain could lead to their eventual eradication from the wild. It’s the only way a map of Scotland is likely to turn red in the foreseeable future.