TWiEVO 115: Even the archaea are going viralNels and Vincent discuss an ultra reduced archaeal genome, the closest cellular entity to date that approaches a viral strategy of existence. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the Ultra-reduced (bioRxiv) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels – Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/37062285
TWiEVO 114: The best experiments ever doneNels and Vincent review the properties of Mendel’s pea genes through the lens of modern genetic analysis. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the Insights into (Nature) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels – Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/36865215
TWiEVO 113: A wolf in wolf's clothingNels and Vincent explain the ancestry and evolution of the extinct dire wolf. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the Evolution and ancestry of (bioRxiv) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels – Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/36839300
TWiEVO 112: Sex-Z cephalopodsNels and Vincent explain the ancient evolutionary origin of sex in cephalopods. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the Evolution of (Current Biol) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels – Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/35990760
TWiEVO 111: Copy that, genomeNels and Vincent explain how template switching during DNA replication is a widespread source of adaptive gene amplification. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the and gene amplification (eLife) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels –Jeremy Berg on Bluesky – jeremymberg.bsky.social Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/35979145
TWiEVO 110: Ants go from carpenters to surgeonsNels and Vincent reveal that worker ants amputate their colleagues injured leg to prevent infections. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the Wound-dependent in ants (Curr Biol) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels – Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/35978795
TWiEVO 109: On the origins of orangeNels and Vincent discuss the molecular and genetic origins of sex-linked orange coat color in cats. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the in cats (bioRxiv) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels – Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/34674725
TWiEVO 108: A virus in every parasiteNels and Vincent review the identification of a novel virus associated with the pathogen Plasmodium knowlsei and which is part part of a diverse and unclassified viral taxon. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the P. knowlsei (bioRxiv) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels – Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/34308380
TWiEVO 107: One small step for cells, one giant step for cell kindNels and Vincent discuss the origins of eukaryotes, with contributions from at least 3 bacteria (alphaproteobacteria) and a large contribution from DNA viruses with large genomes. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the during eukaryogenesis (bioRxiv) Timestamps by Science Picks Nels – Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/34303605
TWiEVO 106: What's old immunity is new againNels 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]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/33267237
TWiEVO 105: Not every rose has its thornNels 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]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/33266577
TWiEVO 104: Wooly mammoth prosciuttoNels 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]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/32366157
TWiEVO 103: Change the world by duplicating yourselfNels 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]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/32058592
TWiEVO 102: Kelp gets some viral helpNels 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]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/31213442
TWiEVO 101: 99 problems but a tail ain't oneNels 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]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/31205152
TWiEVO 99: A shocking means to move genesNels 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]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/31203907
TWiEVO 100: Spaces that celebrate scienceRich 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]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/31479582
TWiEVO 98: The worms strike back!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]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/30133793
TWiEVO 97: Germs trapping wormsNels 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]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/30117283
TWiEVO 96: Going bananas over the origins of corn 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. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the Two teosintes made modern maize (Science) (Native Seeds) Evolution of triploid (Nature) Science Picks Nels – Vincent – Science’s 2023 and Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/29233268
TWiEVO 95: Watering the viruses until they bloomNels and Vincent discuss how the rewetting of seasonally dried soils, a critical event in Mediterranean grasslands that reactivates dormant soil microorganisms, leading to pulses of carbon and nitrogen mineralization, and is accompanied by a bloom of viral diversity, followed by extensive viral community turnover. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode Join the Science Picks Nels - Vincent - Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/28645533
TWiEVO 94: A bacteria, a phage, and a selfish element walk into a cryptomonadNels and Vincent take apart an amazing symbiosis consisting of two bacteria, one bacteriophage, and seven different genomes all within a single-celled alga. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode •Join the •A single crowded (Curr Biol) • on TWiEVO 94 Science Picks Nels – Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/28180514
TWiEVO 93: Faster than a speeding bacteriaNels and Vincent review a collision of synthetic biology and experimental evolution, using a minimal synthetic bacterial cell with only 473 genes, the smallest genome of any known organism that can be grown in lab culture. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode •Join the • Evolution of a (Nature) Science Picks Nels – Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/27846015
TWiEVO 92: There's algae in the jarNels and Vincent explain a study of how interspecies competition between two algae influences evolution of metabolism and size. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode •Join the • during competition (Curr Biol) Science Picks Nels – () Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/27531840
TWiEVO 91: Meet your very distant cousinsNels and Vincent discuss new findings using phylogenetic approaches about how complex eukaryotic cells emerged from prokaryotic ancestors, which firmly place eukaryotes as a clade nested within the Asgard archaea. Hosts: and S Subscribe (free): , , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode •Join the •Heimdallarchaeial (Nature) Science Picks Nels – Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/27492117
TWiEVO 90: The mystery of the mouse mummiesNels and Vincent provide insights into the mystery of mouse mummies on the summits of >6000 m Andean volcanoes, including whether they were living there and if so why? Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode •Join the •Mystery of (bioRxiv) Science Picks Nels – Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/26823624
TWiEVO 89: On the outer rim of tumor evolutionNels and Vincent discuss the observation that cells on a boundary of a solid tumor have higher growth rates compared to those in the center and how to model this difference using genome sequencing data. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode •Join the •Evolutionary models of (Nat Ecol Evol) Science Picks Nels – Vincent – Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/26642112
TWiEVO 88: Dog days of evolution in the shadows of ChernobylNels 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: and Subscribe (free): , , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode •Join the • of Chernobyl (Science Adv) •What the dogs of Chernobyl (Stat) • on TWiEVO 88 Science Picks Nels – and Vincent – Listener Pick Walter – and Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/26342541
TWiEVO 87: Nathan Clark's revolutionary hair care adviceNathan joins Nels and Vincent to discuss his approach to understanding how species adopt novel traits to overcome challenges, and its application to identifying coding and noncoding sequence changes that underlie mammalian hairlessness. Hosts: and Guest: Subscribe (free): , , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode •Join the •Gene loss in marine mammals () •Gene change underlying (eLife) • on TWiEVO 87 Science Picks Nels – Vincent – by Anna Marie Skalka Nathan – G Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/26004150
TWiEVO 86: Pulling out the stops in genetic code evolutionNels and Vincent discuss how evolution of changes in stop codon assignment might occur, and a novel mechanism for altering the meaning of translation stop codons discovered in a trypanosomatid with the apropos name, Blastocrithidia nonstop. Hosts: and Subscribe (free): , , , of TWiEVO Links for this episode •Join the •Novel mechanisms (Nature) Science Picks Nels – Vincent – discussed on Music on TWiEVO is performed by Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]/episode/index/show/twievo/id/25833219
