How mass NYC subway swab could change public health
3,781 views · Published 7 February 2015 · 3:26 · Indexed 27 September 2026
Channel: PBS NewsHour · 2015 · People & Blogs
Scientists in New York recently searched the city's subway system and found all kinds of germs that could cause everything from the common cold to meningitis. Dr. Christopher Mason, a geneticist at Weill Cornell Medical College who headed the study, joins Alison Stewart to discuss the study's implications on the public health system.
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