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| TWiEVO 104: Wooly mammoth prosciutto | 31 Jul 2024 | 01:17:37 | |
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 Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, emailBecome a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – Mysterious SARS-CoV-2 variants showing up in sewer samples Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 103: Change the world by duplicating yourself | 09 Jul 2024 | 01:38:49 | |
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. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, emailBecome a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – Experimental Evolution and the Nature of Biodiversity Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 94: A bacteria, a phage, and a selfish element walk into a cryptomonad | 29 Sep 2023 | 01:37:03 | |
Nels and Vincent take apart an amazing symbiosis consisting of two bacteria, one bacteriophage, and seven different genomes all within a single-celled alga. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode•Join the MicrobeTV Discord server Nels – What happened at NIH during the last government shutdown Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 93: Faster than a speeding bacteria | 25 Aug 2023 | 01:30:29 | |
Nels 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: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode•Join the MicrobeTV Discord server Nels – Life magnified stamp collection Vincent – Matters Microbial Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 92: There's algae in the jar | 21 Jul 2023 | 01:35:42 | |
Nels and Vincent explain a study of how interspecies competition between two algae influences evolution of metabolism and size. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode•Join the MicrobeTV Discord server Nels – How amino acids got their names (Source) Vincent – EVs Fix One Pollution Problem—And Worsen Another Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 91: Meet your very distant cousins | 17 Jul 2023 | 01:31:50 | |
Nels 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: Nels Elde and Vincent RacanielloS Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode•Join the MicrobeTV Discord server Nels – Juneteenth issue of Cell – collection of essays from black and brown scientists Vincent – Tara Oceans Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 90: The mystery of the mouse mummies | 12 May 2023 | 01:27:40 | |
Nels 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: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode•Join the MicrobeTV Discord server Nels – Zoonomia Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 89: On the outer rim of tumor evolution | 25 Apr 2023 | 01:40:58 | |
Nels 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: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode•Join the MicrobeTV Discord server Nels – TWiV 1000 Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 88: Dog days of evolution in the shadows of Chernobyl | 26 Mar 2023 | 01:15:55 | |
Nels 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: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode•Join the MicrobeTV Discord server Nels – Hellbent documentary and Insufficient evidence for natural selection associated with the Black Death Walter – Oded Rechavi and interview Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 87: Nathan Clark's revolutionary hair care advice | 21 Feb 2023 | 01:34:03 | |
Nathan 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: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Guest: Nathan Clark Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode•Join the MicrobeTV Discord server Nels – Local news coverage of Amanda, Maria, and Nathan’s paper Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 86: Pulling out the stops in genetic code evolution | 05 Feb 2023 | 01:45:15 | |
Nels 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: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode•Join the MicrobeTV Discord server Nels – Protein Synthesis: An epic on the cellular level Vincent – Widespread stop-codon recoding in bacteriophages may regulate translation of lytic genes discussed on TWiM 277 Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 85: Teaching old dogs new genetic tricks | 21 Dec 2022 | 01:37:16 | |
Nels and Vincent discuss the use of genome sequence data for over 4,000 domestic, semi-feral, and wild canids to understand the genetic drivers of canine behavior. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – Ghosts of Science Past Still Haunt Us by C. Brandon Ogbunu Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 102: Kelp gets some viral help | 09 May 2024 | 01:30:04 | |
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 Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, emailBecome a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – 12-sided Roman relic baffles archaeologists, spawns countless theories Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 84: Decoding our defenses to the Black Death | 08 Nov 2022 | 01:31:42 | |
Nels and Vincent review the use of ancient DNA to identify loci that may have been under selection during the Black Death by studying populations before, during, and after the pandemic. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – Interview with Paul Turner in Current Biology and Map of the World if you are a fish Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 83: Evolution spreads its wings (and then loses them) | 24 Oct 2022 | 01:32:20 | |
Florian Maderspacher from Current Biology joins Nels and Vincent to discuss a special issue of the journal on birds. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Guest: Florian Maderspacher Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Florian – Favorite birds of authors/contributors in Birds issue Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 82: A genetic hack for the human brain | 25 Sep 2022 | 01:32:27 | |
Nels and Vincent consider evidence that a single amino acid change in the TKTL1 gene might have led to greater neurogenesis in the frontal cortex of modern humans compared with Neanderthals. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – Unusual display of elements Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 81: Evolution's new and improved slime molds | 24 Aug 2022 | 01:26:19 | |
Nels and Vincent discuss how duplication of a gene encoding a transcription factor led to evolution of a novel cell type in the slime mold Dictyostelium. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – Dall-E artificial intelligence meets art Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 80: Viruses of a feather bottleneck together | 01 Aug 2022 | 01:24:16 | |
Louise Moncla joins Nels and Vincent to review her use of genomics to understand emergence, evolution, and transmission of respiratory viruses including influenza virus H5N1, mumps virus, and SARS-CoV-2. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Guest: Louise Moncla Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – JWST Images Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 79: When the immune system is away, SARS-CoV-2 will play | 02 Jul 2022 | 01:38:30 | |
Nels and Vincent discuss an analysis of the drivers of evolution of SARS-CoV-2 during chronic infections, indicating that a tradeoff exists between antibody evasion and fitness. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Click arrow to play Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – NASA scientists say images from the Webb telescope nearly brought them to tears Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 78: The virus daily double | 26 May 2022 | 01:21:42 | |
Nels and Vincent provide an update on cases of monkeypox, and summarize a biochemical view of three changes in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein that may balance positive and negative selection. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – Science on the Side podcast by Morgan Nelson and Ty Chiaro Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 77: The mutations of our lives | 26 Apr 2022 | 01:19:24 | |
Alex joins Nels and Vincent to discuss his work which demonstrates that somatic mutation rates scale with lifespan in mammals. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Guest: Alex Cagan Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Alex – Paper.app Martha – Plagues Upon the Earth by Kyle Harper Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 76: One-step symbiosis | 22 Mar 2022 | 01:25:43 | |
Nels and Vincent describe how a single amino acid change can allow E. coli to replace the essential gut symbiont of the stinkbug Plautia stali. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Click arrow to play Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – Inequality in science and the case for a new agenda Sam – Saturday Morning Breakfast – Evolutionist Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 75: Even the BANAL coronaviruses are interesting | 24 Feb 2022 | 01:38:01 | |
Nels and Vincent review isolation of SARS-CoV-2-like viruses from bats in Laos that can replicate in human cells. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – Erich Jarvis on scientists and public engagement Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 101: 99 problems but a tail ain't one | 08 May 2024 | 01:34:48 | |
Nels and Vincent review the genetic basis for tail-loss evolution in humans and apes. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, emailBecome a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – Will Brie and Camembert Cheeses Go Extinct? Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 74: On racism, not race with Joe Graves | 03 Feb 2022 | 01:25:43 | |
Joe Graves joins Nels and Vincent to discuss his career in evolutionary biology and his recent book that answers questions about race and racism. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Guest: Joe Graves Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – Where is Webb? Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 73: With a little help from your hosts | 28 Dec 2021 | 01:36:59 | |
Nels and Vincent review three aspects of SARS-CoV-2: phylogenetics of Omicron, a two-step fitness selection for variants, and putative RNA insertions from host genomes. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – Plant virus satellite accelerates wing formation in insect Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 72: Echoes of evolution both shallow and deep | 26 Oct 2021 | 01:15:22 | |
Nels and Vincent discuss evolutionary evidence for an epidemic of coronavirus infection over 20,000 years ago in East Asia, and reconstruction of the membrane differences between bacteria and Archaea reveals unexpected differences in permeability. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – Slowed canonical progress in large fields of science Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 71: Faster than a speeding coronavirus | 27 Sep 2021 | 01:27:35 | |
Nels and Vincent explain a method to calculate the mutation rate of SARS-CoV-2, and the role of a single amino acid change in spike in enhancing fitness of the delta variant and enabling it to out-compete the alpha variant. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – Leading Edge Symposium Thomas – The gene’s-eye view of evolution by J. Arvid Ågren Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 70: On Life's Edge with Carl Zimmer | 03 Aug 2021 | 01:21:11 | |
Carl Zimmer joins Nels to talk about science writing, science communication, viruses, and his new book, On Life’s Edge. Host: Nels Elde Guest: Carl Zimmer Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – Remembrance of Dick Lewontin Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 69: Swimming in SARS-CoV-2 sequences | 30 Jun 2021 | 01:30:13 | |
Nels and Vincent discuss the identification of novel bat coronaviruses that shed light on the evolution of SARS-CoV-2, dating the first cases of COVID-19 to mid-November 2019, and recovery of deleted genome sequences from early in the Wuhan outbreak. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – The Last—And Only—Foreign Scientist in the Wuhan Lab Speaks Out Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 68: Stepping through time with SARS-CoV-2 | 29 May 2021 | 01:33:34 | |
Nels and Vincent explain a new method for calculating the most recent common ancestor of SARS-CoV-2, which concludes that the ancestral virus was circulating in October/November 2019, before its first detection in China. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – Ed Yong pandemic trauma and We’re Not Ready for the Next Pandemic Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiVEO 67: Corona chameleon | 22 Apr 2021 | 01:36:35 | |
Nels and Vincent review evidence for recombinant SARS-CoV-2 genomes arising in the B.1.1.7 lineage within the United Kingdom. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – Mars rover helicopter flight! Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 66: SARS-2-mouse | 25 Mar 2021 | 01:33:45 | |
Nels and Vincent review a preprint demonstrating that changes in the genomes of the SARS-CoV-2 variants B1.351 and P.1 allow the viruses to reproduce in mouse cells in culture and in laboratory mice. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – Billion years of plate tectonics Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 65: Variants in the mist | 25 Feb 2021 | 01:26:27 | |
Nels and Vincent review evidence that a single amino acid change in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein has driven adaptation to humans, followed by an update on the status of variants of concern. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – Radio Garden Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 99: A shocking means to move genes | 08 May 2024 | 01:12:44 | |
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 Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, emailBecome a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – “The Jump” quilt by Cristina Arcenegui Bono Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 64: Seeing the lineages for the variants | 22 Jan 2021 | 01:48:43 | |
Nels and Vincent consider evolution of antibody immunity to SARS-CoV-2, and update the situation on novel virus variants of concern with potentially altered fitness and reactivity with antibodies. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – Biden Administration PCAST and The Hill We Climb Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 63: Year of the coronavirus | 31 Dec 2020 | 01:30:33 | |
Nels and Vincent wrap up 2020 with a discussion of novel variants of SARS-CoV-2 that have emerged in the United Kingdom and South Africa, how to interpret the rapidly emerging genome sequence data and what to look for in the coming weeks as these variants spread across the globe. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – Katalin Karikos’ career and mRNA vaccines Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 62: Army ants with Daniel Kronauer | 07 Dec 2020 | 01:36:07 | |
Daniel joins Nels and Vincent to discuss his new book on army ants, the wickedest insects ever to roam the planet, and his research on them and clonal raider ants. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Guest: Daniel Kronauer Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Daniel – Desert Navigator by Rüdiger Wehner and Insects of Suriname by Maria Sibylla Merian Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 61: Shot and chaser of SARS-CoV-2 evolution | 31 Oct 2020 | 01:25:55 | |
Nels and Vincent discuss an opinion piece on 12 evolutionary insights into how the COVID-19 pandemic is shaping human nature, and prolonged SARS-CoV-2 reproduction in an immunosuppressed patient. Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – Scott Edwards bikes across US; support diversity in evolution Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 60: Five years of TWiEVO on the future of our past | 25 Sep 2020 | 01:50:46 | |
On the fifth anniversary of TWiEVO, Nels and Vincent invite 12 evolutionary biologists to describe exciting future directions for the field and their laboratory in the next five years. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Guests: Lillian Fritz Laylin, Talia Karasov, Andrew Kern, Sarah Tishkoff, Dmitri Petrov, Nancy Chen, Amanda Larracuente, John McCutcheon, Ambika Kamath, Chip Aquadro, Rebekah Rogers, Yaniv Braindvain, and Harmit Malik Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Science Picks Nels - Science Mill Virtual Tour and Benefit Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles
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| TWiEVO 59: The hypothesis giving tree | 28 Aug 2020 | 01:27:49 | |
Nels and Vincent answer listener questions and discuss a newly discovered virus of amoeba with a nearly complete ORFan genome: none of the proteins encoded in the viral genome look like any other proteins. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Science Picks Nels - Blog by Ambika Kamath Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 58: Not all coronaviruses ACE2 the test | 13 Aug 2020 | 01:30:29 | |
Simon and Heather join TWiEVO to discuss their analysis of the evolutionary history of ACE2 usage by coronaviruses in the Sarbecovirus genus. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Guests: Simon Anthony and Heather Wells Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
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| TWiEVO 57: SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding evolution blooms | 24 Jun 2020 | 01:24:01 | |
Jessie, Allie and Tyler join Nels and Vincent to describe their work on deep mutational scanning of the SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Guests: Jesse Bloom, Allie Greaney, and Tyler Starr Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
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| TWiEVO 56: Revising the drafts of coronavirus evolution | 20 May 2020 | 01:28:05 | |
Nels and Vincent continue their discussion of SARS-CoV-2 evolution, including understanding recurrent mutations in the viral genome, and the potential for re-emergence of the virus from an animal reservoir. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO
Nels - The Cell in Evolution Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles Send your evolution questions and comments to twievo@microbe.tv | |||
| TWiEVO 55: Coronavirus evolution from soup to nuts | 06 May 2020 | 01:13:51 | |
Nels and Vincent continue their discussion of SARS-CoV-2 evolution, with a report that the coronavirus proofreading enzyme stimulates RNA recombination, and debunking the conclusion that a change in the viral spike glycoprotein is associated with increased human to human transmission. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO
Nels - In Memoriam: Gordon Lark Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles Send your evolution questions and comments to twievo@microbe.tv | |||
| TWiEVO 100: Spaces that celebrate science | 10 Mar 2024 | 01:31:24 | |
Rich 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: Nels Elde, Vincent Racaniello, and Rich Condit Guest: Jeehyun Park Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, emailBecome a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode
Nels – Science Mill: More Than a Museum and Elde Lab Video Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles | |||
| TWiEVO 54: Rough drafts of SARS-CoV-2 science | 25 Apr 2020 | 01:17:41 | |
Nels and Vincent continue their discussion of SARS-CoV-2 from an evolutionary viewpoint, including function of the furin cleavage site, whether Vervet cells are an informative system, another bat isolate, and a nomenclature to assist genomic epidemiology. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO
Nels - EvoEco seminars Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles Send your evolution questions and comments to twievo@microbe.tv | |||
| TWiEVO 53: Virus evolution by land and by sea and by CoV, part II | 04 Apr 2020 | 01:31:53 | |
Nels and Vincent continue their discussion of SARS-CoV-2 from an evolutionary viewpoint, focusing on what the genome sequences tell us about the virus. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO
Nels - Science Mill Explorer Zone Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles Send your evolution questions and comments to twievo@microbe.tv | |||
| TWiEVO 52: Virus evolution by land and by sea and by CoV | 26 Feb 2020 | 01:22:43 | |
Nels and Vincent examine SARS-CoV-2 from an evolutionary viewpoint, examining what the spike glycoprotein sequence informs us about the origin of the virus. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO
Nels - Alejandro Sanchez TED Talk Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles Send your evolution questions and comments to twievo@microbe.tv | |||
| TWiEVO 51: The starting point paradox | 22 Jan 2020 | 01:10:51 | |
Nels and Vincent dive deep into evolution and consider how new proteins emerged billions of years ago, when there were no other proteins to serve as starting material. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO
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