Opossums have been used as laboratory animals since the 1970s, and researchers have attempted to edit their genes for at least 25 years, says VandeBerg, who started trying to create the first ...

White opossum not so rare. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 63°F. ... Albinism involves the lack of melanin, and albino animals will have red eyes. In leucistic animals, ...

DEAR JOAN: Mr. O — a huge, gray opossum — visits us most every evening on the fence. Sometimes he comes down for a drink out of the bird bath and finishes what’s left in the kitty dish ...