TWiEVO 51: The starting point paradox
Jan 22, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 51
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Episode description
Nels and Vincent dive deep into evolution and consider how new proteins emerged billions of years ago, when there were no other proteins to serve as starting material.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
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- Primordial emergence of a nucleic acid binding protein (bioRxiv)
- Tawfik laboratory
- Image credit
- Letters read on TWiEVO 51
- Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Nels - Universal principled review
Vincent - Hostile Planet by National Geographic
Courtney - Nightwish Endless Forms Most Beautiful and Shudder Before The Beautiful
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