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This Week in Evolution

This Week in Evolution

By: Vincent Racaniello
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 This Week in Evolution is a podcast on the biology of what makes us tick. Hosts Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello take you through the new evolution that has been revolutionized by the field of genomics and molecular biology.Copyright 2022 Vincent Racaniello Nature & Ecology Science
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  • TWiEVO 125: Evolution's egg timer

    TWiEVO 125: Evolution's egg timer
    Apr 26 2026

    Nels and Vincent discuss the development of a comprehensive transcriptomic atlas of early
    embryogenesis from 61 animal species to understand the control of gene expression transitions from maternally deposited products to newly transcribed zygotic RNA.

    Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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    • Evolutionary landscapes of zygotic genome activation across animals (bioRxiv)
    • Timestamps by Jolene
    Science Picks

    Nels – Biologists Confirm Not Much Evolution Happened Today
    Vincent – How Trains Take Electricity from Wires Without Breaking Contact

    Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles

    Send your evolution questions and comments to twievo@microbe.tv
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    53 mins
  • TWiEVO 124: The little ribozyme that could

    TWiEVO 124: The little ribozyme that could
    Mar 19 2026

    Nels and Vincent discuss the discovery of a short RNA with the ability to catalyze its own synthesis.

    Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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    • A small polymerase ribozyme (Science)
    • Timestamps by Jolene
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    Nels – The University of Illinois Just Released a Popcorn So Good It Doesn't Need Butter
    Vincent – Waste Wars: The Wild Afterlife of Your Trash by Alexander Clapp

    Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles

    Send your evolution questions and comments to twievo@microbe.tv
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • TWiEVO 123: Stinkbug eggs with a schmear of fungus

    TWiEVO 123: Stinkbug eggs with a schmear of fungus
    Mar 19 2026

    Nels and Vincent explain how stinkbug females smear fungus on their eggs to protect them from wasp parasitism.

    Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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    • Defensive fungal symbiosis on insect hindlegs (Science)
    • Timestamps by Jolene
    Science Picks

    Nels – Meet the Olympic superstar who trains under the radar in Utah
    Vincent – The Discovery That Changed the Universe

    Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles

    Send your evolution questions and comments to twievo@microbe.tv
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    1 hr and 22 mins
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