If the thought of mice and rats makes your skin crawl, then the phrase “mutating mice” probably sounds like something out of a horror movie.
But researchers say it’s a real, growing problem, right here in Philadelphia.
A recent Rutgers University study examined rodent samples from New York City, Washington, D.C., New Jersey, and the Philadelphia region. Researchers found that mice are evolving rapidly, with many now able to survive poisons designed to kill them…