This Week in Evolution

TWiEVO 76: One-step symbiosis

Mar 22, 2022 · 1 hr 25 min · Episode 76 · 102.8 MB
0:00-1:25:43

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Nels and Vincent describe how a single amino acid change can allow E. coli to replace the essential gut symbiont of the stinkbug Plautia stali.

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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Nels – Inequality in science and the case for a new agenda Vincent – Foundations of Virology by Fred Murphy

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