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Dr. Munshi- South joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the rats of New York City.
For the past four years, researchers have been trapping rats and extracting their DNA to learn more about their evolutionary origins and their interactions with urban environments. Dr. Munshi- South joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the rats of New York City.
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The evolution of the legendary New York City rat
Clip: Season 4 Episode 1 | 5m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
For the past four years, researchers have been trapping rats and extracting their DNA to learn more about their evolutionary origins and their interactions with urban environments. Dr. Munshi- South joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the rats of New York City.
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