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TWiEVO 30: Driving Miss Maize-y Apr 21, 2018

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Nels and Vincent reveal how a motor protein in corn causes preferential transmission of chromosomes to egg cells, leading to non-Mendelian inheritance.

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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Molecular Evolution and the Cellmeeting
Selfishcorn chromosomes (Cell)
Dawe Lab- neocentromeres and meiotic drive
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Letters readon TWiEVO 30

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Nels - Craypot stinkhorn mushroom (Colus pusilus) Vincent -Doubts raised over plan to release herpesvirus to wipe out carp

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TWiEVO 29: Evolution on the wing Mar 21, 2018

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Nels and Vincent discuss the evolution of blood feeding to nonbiting in a mosquito, and evolution of bacterial virulence in the house finch caused by incomplete host immunity.

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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