Nels and Vincent discuss the discovery of a short RNA with the ability to catalyze its own synthesis.

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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Nels and Vincent explain how stinkbug females smear fungus on their eggs to protect them from wasp parasitism.

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Nels – Meet the Olympic superstar who trains under the radar in Utah
Vincent – The Discovery That Changed the Universe

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Nels and Vincent explain how selfishness evolved multiple times from an essential tRNA synthetase gene in a nematode.

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