Listen "TWiEVO 32: Never not neutral"
Episode Synopsis
Matt joins Nels and Vincent to discuss the neutral theory of evolution and its rejection in light of genome-scale data. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Guest: Matt Hahn Become a patron of TWiEVO Hahn Lab Molecular Population Genetics by Matt Hahn Neutral theoryin light of natural selection (Mol Biol Evol) Neutral Sequence Fallacy(Assembly of Fragments) Splendor and miseryof adaptation (BMC Biol) Image credit Letters readon TWiEVO 32 Science Picks Nels - Inaugural Transposon Day Vincent - How many human genes? Listener Pick Anne- Plants repeatedly lose ability to obtain nitrogen Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]
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