A graduate student sequenced rats all over Manhattan, and discovered how the city affects their genetic diversity. “Manhattan has two genetically distinguishable groups of rats: the uptown rats and the downtown rats, separated by the geographic barrier that is midtown.” (Brooklyn rats, better known as artisanal free-range hamsters, mostly resemble little bearded rodent hipsters. And I’m not exaggerating. They even like avocados…)

+ Do you need a subscription to your underwear?

+ How the US Military Helped Invent Cheetos.

+ This is the last week to order NextDraft T-shirts (and they’re half the price they were last time around…)