Episode 23 - Phylogenetics
As all living things are fundamentally related, phylogenetics is the study of these genetic relationships, and the evolutionary history of the many diverse lineages of Earthly life.
17 Touko 201939min
Episode 22 - Divergence & Speciation
When populations groups diverge, whether they're separated geographically, temporally, or behaviorally, they find themselves on the pathway to speciation.
17 Touko 201938min
Episode 21 - Mechanisms of Evolution
Besides natural selection, evolution is influenced by mechanisms like gene flow, the random walk of genetic drift, and the novelty-generating phenomenon of genetic mutations.
15 Touko 201936min
Episode 20 - Natural Selection
The forces of natural selection remove from the gene pool those lineages too unfit to survive in a given habitat, while those with good health survive to make healthy offspring, and their lineages ten...
15 Touko 201935min
Episode 19 - Introduction to Evolution
A brief introduction to evolution, including its mechanisms, selective pressures, runaway effects, and the fundamental importance of evolution as a guiding force for the perpetuation of life.
15 Touko 201944min
Episode 18 - Gene Modification
Genetic information is complex; there's the gene sequence, the regulation of gene expression, and there are even mechanisms to modify genes, allowing a single gene to produce multiple different protei...
15 Touko 201939min
Episode 17 - Gene Expression
The gene itself encodes raw information, but this is just the beginning of gene expression, which is a complex, highly-regulated, and tightly-coordinated process.
13 Touko 201936min
Episode 16 - DNA Synthesis & Repair
New DNA molecules are generated through a complex replication process, and mutations can be repaired with a variety of mechanisms.
13 Touko 201940min
