TWiEVO 38: Evolving to evolve

This Week in Evolution

English - December 24, 2018 15:26 - 1 hour - 46.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 164 ratings
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Nels and Vincent reveal a highly conserved protein that acts as an evolvability factor, increasing mutation and the ability of bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics.

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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Inhibiting evolution of antibiotic resistance (Mol Cell) Pushing viruses over the error threshold (virology blog) Image credit Letters read on TWiEVO 38 Science Picks

Nels- Science/nature illustrator/artist Rachel Ignotofsky (website, Etsy shop)
Vincent- Life Ascending by Nick Lane

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