With no agency empowered to eradicate rats in the Treasure Valley, Boise is turning to education to stem the infestation.

Scientists have published nearly the entire genome of the common rat, making it possible to compare it to the genetic maps of people and mice. That ability is expected to yield clues into evolution ...

Scientists have decoded the rat genome, the biochemical instructions in the rodent's cells that guide the building and maintenance of the animal's body. It is the third mammalian DNA sequence to be ...