Inebriation and Evolution

Although DNA is often treated as the end-all in individual differences, it's not just about the blue print of the body. Ittai studies genetic regulation, or how DNA is expressed (or isn't). In this episode, we dive into his research techniques and talk about what it means to be human. Smithsonian DNA explainer: http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/genetics Genetic differences between humans & other primates: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tiny-genetic-differences-between-humans-and-other-primates-pervade-the-genome/ Evolution of gene regulation in humans: https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev-genom-090314-045935?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3Dpubmed Follow Ittai Eres: @IttaiE, ittai.eres@gmail.com Follow me: PhDrinking@gmail.com, @PhDrinking, @SadieWit, www.facebook.com/PhDrinking/ Thanks to www.bensound.com/ for the intro/outro Thanks to @TylerDamme for audio editing