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 farming. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello…
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 Click arrow to playDownload TWiEVO 115 (64 MB .mp3,…
Nels and Vincent review the properties of Mendel’s pea genes through the lens of modern genetic analysis. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Click arrow to playDownload TWiEVO 114 (66 MB .mp3, 92 min)Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become…
TWiEVO 113: A wolf in wolf’s clothing
- April 23, 2025
- Tagged as: cloning, de-extinction, dire wolf, Dolly the sheep, evolution, extinction, gray wolf, mutation, natural selection
Nels and Vincent explain the ancestry and evolution of the extinct dire wolf. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Click arrow to playDownload TWiEVO 113 (63 MB .mp3, 87 min)Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for…
Nels and Vincent explain the ancient evolutionary origin of sex in cephalopods. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Click arrow to playDownload TWiEVO 112 (63 MB .mp3, 87 min)Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this…
Nels and Vincent explain how template switching during DNA replication is a widespread source of adaptive gene amplification. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Click arrow to playDownload TWiEVO 111 (63 MB .mp3, 87 min)Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email…
Nels and Vincent reveal that worker ants amputate their colleagues injured leg to prevent infections. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Click arrow to playDownload TWiEVO 110 (60 MB .mp3, 84 min)Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO…
TWiEVO 109: On the origins of orange
- December 19, 2024
- Tagged as: coat color, evolution, mutation, natural selection, orange cat, tabby, X-linked gene
Nels and Vincent discuss the molecular and genetic origins of sex-linked orange coat color in cats. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Click arrow to playDownload TWiEVO 109 (55 MB .mp3, 76 min)Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a…
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 Vincent Racaniello Click arrow…
TWiEVO 107: One small step for cells, one giant step for cell kind
- October 30, 2024
- Tagged as: eukaryogenesis, eukaryote, evolution, LECA, mutation, natural selection, pangenome, proteome, symbiosis
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 and Vincent Racaniello Click arrow to playDownload TWiEVO…
