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TWiEVO 11: Microbial accomplices in multicellularity
TWiEVO 11: Microbial accomplices in multicellularity
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106 minutes
Released:
Sep 27, 2016
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Podcast episode
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Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Guest: Nicole King Nicole joins Nels and Vincent to discuss the finding of her laboratory that multicellular development of choanoflagellates, the closest living relatives of animals, is regulated by bacterial lipids. Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode Nicole King on Twitter Choanoflagellate workshop Bacterial lipids regulate Salpingoeca development (PNAS) Image credit Letters read on TWiEVO 11 This episode is sponsored by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and nonfiction series from the world’s best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completely free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE. This episode is also sponsored by Drobo, a family of safe, expandable, yet simple to use storage arrays. Drobos are designed to protect your important data forever. Visit www.drobo.com to learn more. Science Picks Nels - I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong (Fresh Air interview) Vincent - Viral Infections of Leisure by David Schlossberg Listener Pick Justin - Endless Forms Most Beautiful by Sean B. Carroll Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles Send your evolution questions and comments to twievo@microbe.tv
Released:
Sep 27, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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