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TWiEVO 96: Going bananas over the origins of corn

Release Date: 12/26/2023

TWiEVO 106: What's old immunity is new again

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Nels and Vincent explain how homology searches of anti-phage systems in eukaryotic genomes can be used to discover proteins of the human immune system. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the from antiphage systems (Cell Host Micro) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels – Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]

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]

TWiEVO 104: Wooly mammoth prosciutto

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Nels and Vincent discuss the genome sequence of an ancient wooly mammoth, which shows that the three-dimensional architecture of the DNA can persist after 50,000 years. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the Three dimensional architecture of genome (Cell) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels – Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]

TWiEVO 103: Change the world by duplicating yourself

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Nels and Vincent explore a direct experimental test of Ohno’s Hypothesis, which states that gene duplication can help genes tolerate new mutations and thus facilitates the evolution of new phenotypes. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the Direct test of (eLive) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels – Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]

TWiEVO 102: Kelp gets some viral help

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Nels and Vincent explain how deep genomics of macroalgae illuminate multiple paths to aquatic, photosynthetic multicellularity. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the Paths to aquatic, (Mol Plant) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels – Vincent – and the follow up Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]

TWiEVO 101: 99 problems but a tail ain't one

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Nels and Vincent review the genetic basis for tail-loss evolution in humans and apes. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the Genetic basis of in apes (Nature) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels – Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]

TWiEVO 99: A shocking means to move genes

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Nels and Vincent reveal how electric organ discharge from the electric eel facilitates the introduction of DNA into teleost larvae. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the moves DNA into cells (Peer J) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels – Vincent – and G Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]

TWiEVO 100: Spaces that celebrate science

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Rich Condit joins Nels and Vincent at the Science Mill in Johnson City, Texas, where Director of STEM Education Jeehyun Park talks about the goals of the childrens’ museum. Hosts: , , and Guest: Subscribe (free): , , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the Timestamps by Science Picks Nels – and Rich – Vincent – SXSW Session ““ Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]

TWiEVO 98: The worms strike back!

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Nels and Vincent discuss how behavioural individuality determines infection risk in clonal ant colonies. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the Infection risk in (Nat Comm) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels – Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]

TWiEVO 97: Germs trapping worms

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Nels and Vincent review a study of the key processes required for the different stages of fungal carnivory by a nematode-trapping fungus. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the Fungal carnivory by a (Plos Biol) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels – Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]

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Nels and Vincent discuss the origins of two modern day agriculturally important plants: a role for two different wild teosintes in making modern maize, and the origin and evolution of the triploid cultivated banana genome.

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