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Rats: A Cautionary Tail

In the political theater of humans, the rat-actor is almost always a stand-in for human concerns: a mask with round ears and whiskers, and below it a human mouth.

A special issue on why rats matter, curated by senior managing editor Evangeline Riddiford Graham.

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Rats: A Cautionary Tail
Sex Life of a Vector
April 5, 2023Evangeline Riddiford Graham
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Rats: A Cautionary Tail
Report from the Rat Academy
April 5, 2023Radhika Subramaniam
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Rats: A Cautionary Tail
Hitchhikers and Stowaways
April 4, 2023Anna Boswell
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Rats: A Cautionary Tail
The Rat with a Right to Free Speech
April 4, 2023Cassandra Brey
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Rats: A Cautionary Tail
How to Kill 100 Rats
April 3, 2023Curran Boyd
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Rats: A Cautionary Tail
“Everyone Has a Role in Rat Control”
April 3, 2023Caroline Bragdon, Katy Einerson
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Rats: A Cautionary Tail
Extermination: From Plague, to War
April 3, 2023Rafi Youatt

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