TWiEVO 34: You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s PON

This Week in Evolution

English - August 16, 2018 14:05 - 1 hour - 47.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 164 ratings
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Nels and Vincent discuss how the loss of an enzyme in marine mammals millions of years ago now makes them at risk for neurotoxicity caused by human-made organophosphorous pesticides.

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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Hey farmer farmer put away the chlor-pyri-fus
I don’t care about spots on my apples
Leave me the manatee and walruses

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