This Week in Evolution

TWiEVO 51: The starting point paradox


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Nels and Vincent dive deep into evolution and consider how new proteins emerged billions of years ago, when there were no other proteins to serve as starting material.

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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  • Primordial emergence of a nucleic acid binding protein (bioRxiv)
  • Tawfik laboratory
  • Image credit
  • Letters read on TWiEVO 51
  • Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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Nels - Universal principled review Vincent - Hostile Planet by National Geographic

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Courtney - Nightwish Endless Forms Most Beautiful and Shudder Before The Beautiful

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