TWiEVO 88: Dog days of evolution in the shadows of Chernobyl
Release Date: 03/26/2023
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TWiEVO 110: Ants go from carpenters to surgeons
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TWiEVO 109: On the origins of orange
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TWiEVO 108: A virus in every parasite
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TWiEVO 107: One small step for cells, one giant step for cell kind
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TWiEVO 106: What's old immunity is new again
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TWiEVO 105: Not every rose has its thorn
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Nels and Vincent look at how plant prickles, sharp epidermal projections that provide defense from predators and other advantages, arose by convergent evolution, the emergence of analogous traits in distantly related species. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the of plant prickles (Science) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels – Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]
info_outlineNels and Vincent review a study of the dogs of Chernobyl which reveals that genetically distinct populations with different amounts of western breed contributions to their genomes, the first step in assessing the effects of exposure to long-term ionizing radiation.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
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