TWiEVO 81: Evolution's new and improved slime molds
Aug 24, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 81
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Episode description
Nels and Vincent discuss how duplication of a gene encoding a transcription factor led to evolution of a novel cell type in the slime mold Dictyostelium.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
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Links for this episode- Gene duplication leads to novel cell type (Current Biol)
- Evolution of multicellularity (TWiEVO 11)
- Letters read on TWiEVO 81
- Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Nels – Dall-E artificial intelligence meets art
Vincent – John Bonner’s slime mold movies
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