TWiEVO 128: Ready, set, cell
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Nels and Vincent discuss a chemically defined synthetic cell capable of growth and replication. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the Chemically defined (bioRxiv) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels – Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to twievo@microbe.tv
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TWiEVO 127: The barley knew what to mildew
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Nels and Vincent discuss molecular mimicry of a pathogen virulence target by a plant immune receptor. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the of a pathogen virulence target by a plant immune receptor (Science) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels – Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to twievo@microbe.tv
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TWiEVO 126: Beyond Inheritance with Roxanne Khamsi
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TWiEVO 126: Beyond Inheritance with Roxanne Khamsi June 1, 2026 Science journalist Roxanne Khamsi joins Nels and Vincent discuss her first book, Beyond Inheritance, which explores how DNA continuously mutates throughout our lives, challenging the idea that our genetic destiny is fixed at birth. Hosts: and Guest: Subscribe (free): , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the (Amazon) Timestamps by Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to twievo@microbe.tv
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TWiEVO 125: Evolution's egg timer
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Nels and Vincent discuss the development of a comprehensive transcriptomic atlas of early embryogenesis from 61 animal species to understand the control of gene expression transitions from maternally deposited products to newly transcribed zygotic RNA. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the Evolutionary landscapes of across animals (bioRxiv) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels – Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to...
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TWiEVO 124: The little ribozyme that could
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Nels and Vincent discuss the discovery of a short RNA with the ability to catalyze its own synthesis. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the A small (Science) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels – Vincent – by Alexander Clapp Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to twievo@microbe.tv
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TWiEVO 123: Stinkbug eggs with a schmear of fungus
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Nels and Vincent explain how stinkbug females smear fungus on their eggs to protect them from wasp parasitism. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the on insect hindlegs (Science) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels – Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to twievo@microbe.tv
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TWiEVO 122: The evolution of selfishness
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Nels and Vincent explain how selfishness evolved multiple times from an essential tRNA synthetase gene in a nematode. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the from a tRNA synthetase gene (Nat Ecol Evol) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels - Vincent - Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to twievo@microbe.tv
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TWiEVO 121: AI imagines viruses
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Nels and Vincent examines the use of AI and genome language models to design novel derivatives of bacteriophage phiX174. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the of bacteriophage phiX174 derivatives (bioRxiv) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels – and . Vincent – by John Archibald Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to twievo@microbe.tv
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TWiEVO 120: Sparkle pony
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Nels and Vincent explain research which shows that insertion of a retrovirus into the genome regulates a novel color trait in swordtail fish. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the Retrovirus and (bioRxiv) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels – and Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to twievo@microbe.tv
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TWiEVO 119: Drive fast, take chances, and encode a Y chromosome
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Nels and Vincent explain research attempting to explain why among humans, females around the world live on average 5 years longer than males, but the trend is reversed in many birds, amphibians, and insects. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the Sexual selection drives (Sci Adv) Timestamps by Science Picks 1:37:00 Nels – Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to twievo@microbe.tv
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