Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchOn the origins of orange
Episode 109
Nels and Vincent discuss the molecular and genetic origins of sex-linked orange coat color in cats.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
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Published on 10 months ago
TWiEVO 108: A virus in every parasite
Episode 108
Nels 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: Nels Elde and Vin…
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
One small step for cells, one giant step for cell kind
Episode 107
Nels 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: Nels Elde an…
Published on 1 year ago
What's old immunity is new again
Episode 106
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: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
Subscri…Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Not every rose has its thorn
Episode 105
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 …
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Wooly mammoth prosciutto
Episode 104
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: Nels Elde and Vincent R…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Change the world by duplicating yourself
Episode 103
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…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Kelp gets some viral help
Episode 102
Nels and Vincent explain how deep genomics of macroalgae illuminate multiple paths to aquatic, photosynthetic multicellularity.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
Subscribe (free): Apple Podcast…Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
99 problems but a tail ain't one
Episode 101
Nels and Vincent review the genetic basis for tail-loss evolution in humans and apes.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
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Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
A shocking means to move genes
Episode 99
Nels and Vincent reveal how electric organ discharge from the electric eel facilitates the introduction of DNA into teleost larvae.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
Subscribe (free): Apple Pod…Published on 1 year, 5 months ago