This Week In Evolution

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Guest: Corrie Moreau Corrie joins Nels and Vincent to talk about her comparative analysis of the genomes of mutualist ants that nest in plants, and non-symbiotic species.   Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode Moreau Laboratory Different rates of evolution in ant-plant mutualisms (Nat Commun) Image credit This episode is sponsored by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and non­fiction series from the world’s best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completely free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE. Science Picks Nels - Mind-melting animated gifs Vincent - Parasites Without BordersCorrie - Brain Scoop with Emily Graslie Listener Pick Chris - Shark weapons Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles Send your evolution questions and comments to twievo@microbe.tv