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Science Magazine Podcast

Science Magazine Podcast

Science

Podcast: Tracking rats in a city slum, the giraffe genome, and watching human evolution in action

Podcast: Tracking rats in a city slum, the giraffe genome, and watching human evolution in action

2016-05-19
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Online News Editor David Grimm shares stories on finding clues to giraffes’ height in their genomes, evidence that humans are still evolving from massive genome projects, and studies that infect humans with diseases on purpose.  Warren Cornwall joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss an intense study of slum-dwelling rats. [Image: Mauricio Susin]

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