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New York City Has Genetically Distinct ‘Uptown’ and ‘Downtown’ Rats
A graduate student sequenced rats all over Manhattan, and discovered how the city affects their genetic diversity.
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Interesting rat pic. Does not look like a norway or black rat though. I have to wonder if it was photoshopped since rats don't have forward facing eyes. It's facial structure looks off (Used to have pet rats).. Anyway,checking back in a thousand years,I wonder how the separate populations will have evolved.