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Episode 34
Nels and Vincent discuss how the loss of an enzyme in marine mammals millions of years ago now makes them at risk for neurotoxicity caused by human-m…
7 years, 7 months ago
Fly by virus
Episode 33
Nels and Vincent are astounded by the finding of an insect-derived virus in a fungus that manipulates the behavior of flies.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vin…
7 years, 7 months ago
Never not neutral
Episode 32
Matt joins Nels and Vincent to discuss the neutral theory of evolution and its rejection in light of genome-scale data.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent …
7 years, 9 months ago
Virus archaeology, or when the human genome is the junk
Episode 31
Nels and Vincent present ancient hepatitis B virus genome sequences from Bronze Age to Medieval period human remains.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Ra…
7 years, 10 months ago
Driving Miss Maize-y
Episode 30
Nels and Vincent reveal how a motor protein in corn causes preferential transmission of chromosomes to egg cells, leading to non-Mendelian inheritanc…
7 years, 10 months ago
Evolution on the wing
Episode 29
Nels and Vincent discuss the evolution of blood feeding to nonbiting in a mosquito, and evolution of bacterial virulence in the house finch caused by…
7 years, 11 months ago
Genetics of skin pigmentation in Africa
Episode 28
Sarah Tishkoff joins Nels and Vincent to explain work from her laboratory on the genetic basis of skin pigmentation in Africans.
Hosts: Nels Elde and…
8 years ago
Coldevo
Episode 27
Taking a cue from the recent frigid weather, Nels and Vincent explore how modifications of a neuronal cold-sensing channel regulate diminished cold s…
8 years, 2 months ago
My Scientist Vinny
Episode 26
Vinny Lynch joins Nels and Vincent to discuss how a zombie gene in elephants protects these large, long lived animals from cancer.
Hosts: Nels Elde a…
8 years, 3 months ago
Pigeons show the way
Episode 25
Nels and Vincent discuss a genomic analysis of the passenger pigeon, which shows that species with large and stable populations may be at risk of ext…
8 years, 3 months ago