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Scientists Create Gene-Edited 'Peter Pan' Tadpoles That Could Control Invasive Cane Toads Through Cannibalism • Apr. 14, 2025, 9:40 AM ET (Smithsonian Magazine)

Gene-edited 'Peter Pan' cane toad that never grows up created to eat its siblings, control invasive species • Apr. 8, 2025, 7:20 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))

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Also Known As	bufo toad • marine toad • Chauna marina • giant toad • Bufo marinus • Rhinella marina

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