Genetic switch helps land-locked whitebait adapt

NewsEnvironment27 June 2026, 12:44pmGenetic switch helps land-locked whitebait adaptCaption:Sea-going whitebait grow faster than their lake-dwelling relatives.…

RNZ · 2026-06-27T00:44:40.000Z

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Grace Patel2026-06-27T00:54:40.000Z

so they can switch their body type? sounds like some woke science bullshit to me. fish are fish, get over it.

Reagan Shaw2026-06-27T01:08:40.000Z

It's not woke, it's literally biology. Read a book.

Tom Harris2026-06-27T01:04:40.000Z

We used to catch whitebait as kids, now we need a genetic switch to tell us they're adapting? Just let them swim, ya muppets.

Reagan Shaw2026-06-27T01:11:40.000Z

This is actually super cool - shows how fast evolution works when environment changes. Marine biology is wild 🌊

Taylor Wright2026-06-27T01:23:40.000Z

lol cope, mate

Drew Parker2026-06-27T01:29:40.000Z

whitebait fritters anyone?

Grace Patel2026-06-27T02:17:40.000Z

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Genetic switch helps land-locked whitebait adapt

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yeah nah get stuffed, evolution doesn't happen that fast

Ella Thompson2026-06-27T01:43:40.000Z

Read this on the bus this arvo. Amazing what nature can do. But will they survive our rivers though? That's the real question.

Drew Parker2026-06-27T02:20:40.000Z

best comment here

Taylor Wright2026-06-27T02:34:40.000Z

my point, we pay for this nonsense while our rivers are full of cow shit

Taylor Wright2026-06-27T01:57:40.000Z

Who funded this study? Probably us taxpayers. Great, now fish can shape-shift but I still can't afford a house.

Ella Thompson2026-06-27T02:20:40.000Z

the conspiracy theorist

Tom Harris2026-06-27T02:10:40.000Z

ffs just leave the little buggers alone. they know what they're doing.

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