Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDrive fast, take chances, and encode a Y chromosome
Episode 119
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…
Published on 2 hours ago
Mother of an unrelated brother
Episode 118
Nels and Vincent discuss research which shows a shift from the rule that living organisms produce same-species offspring: an ant that produces individuals from two distinct species.
Hosts: Nels Elde …
Published on 3 weeks ago
Genes that don't leave
Episode 117
Nels and Vincent discuss research on hidden evolutionary constraints that dictate the retention of coronavirus accessory gene, which was flagged by NIH as potentially dangerous gain-of-function resea…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
An ant and two fungi walk into a bar and meet a naked mole rat
Episode 116
Nels and Vincent review research on how neuropeptides influence the behavior of leafcutter ants, and regulate the different caste behaviors such as defenders, leaf foragers, brood care, and fungus fa…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Even the archaea are going viral
Episode 115
Nels and Vincent discuss an ultra reduced archaeal genome, the closest cellular entity to date that approaches a viral strategy of existence.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
Subscribe (free):…Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
The best experiments ever done
Episode 114
Nels and Vincent review the properties of Mendel's pea genes through the lens of modern genetic analysis.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
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Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
A wolf in wolf's clothing
Episode 113
Nels and Vincent explain the ancestry and evolution of the extinct dire wolf.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
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Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Sex-Z cephalopods
Episode 112
Nels and Vincent explain the ancient evolutionary origin of sex in cephalopods.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
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Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Copy that, genome
Episode 111
Nels and Vincent explain how template switching during DNA replication is a widespread source of adaptive gene amplification.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts…Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
Ants go from carpenters to surgeons
Episode 110
Nels and Vincent reveal that worker ants amputate their colleagues injured leg to prevent infections.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
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Published on 9 months, 1 week ago