Tulane University: Lead-resistant Lizards in New Orleans Could Hold Clues to Combating Lead Poisoning
August 21, 2025
August 21, 2025
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 21 (TNSjou) -- Tulane University issued the following news release:
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Lead-resistant lizards in New Orleans could hold clues to combating lead poisoning
New research from Tulane University found that brown anole lizards in New Orleans carry the highest blood-lead levels ever recorded in a vertebrate -- amounts that would be lethal to most other animals -- yet they appear unaffected.
The study, published this mon . . .
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Lead-resistant lizards in New Orleans could hold clues to combating lead poisoning
New research from Tulane University found that brown anole lizards in New Orleans carry the highest blood-lead levels ever recorded in a vertebrate -- amounts that would be lethal to most other animals -- yet they appear unaffected.
The study, published this mon . . .