https://freerepublic.com/tag/kenyanvillage/ en-us Wed, 6 Nov 2013 00:03:05 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3087903/posts Move over, Sharks and Jets. New Yawk's next turf rumble could pit roach against roach. According to an ongoing study called the National Cockroach Project, the roaches of three NYC neighborhoods—the Upper West Side, the Upper East Side, and Roosevelt Island—are genetically distinct. Like many of the city's humans, each group tends to stay in its own neighborhood. And, since American cockroaches originated overseas, these urban insects can also claim immigrants as ancestors. To find out more about what's bugging the Big Apple, we sat down with the project's lead scientist: Mark Stoeckle, an infectious-disease specialist and senior research associate... National Geographic https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3087903/posts#comment Wed, 6 Nov 2013 00:03:05 GMT