What is Evolutionary Developmental Biology?

05/06/2024 27 min Episodio 146
What is Evolutionary Developmental Biology?

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Episode Synopsis

Two big ideas in biology: the evolution of species via mutation, fitness and natural selection; and the embryological development of individuals, from fertilized egg to whole organisms. How do these two big ideas—“evo-devo,” as it’s called—relate? What novel ideas emerge?
 
Featuring interviews with Alex Rosenberg, Alan Love, Rachell Powell, and Terrence Deacon.
 
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