EPISODE · Oct 17, 2007 · 27 MIN
Chickens and Pigs and Yeast, Oh My!: The Public Health Threat of Animal Diseases; and Gene Duplication in Evolution
from Science Talk · host Scientific American
In this episode, Scientific American news editor Phil Yam discusses how veterinarians, physicians and multinational food companies need to work together in the global fight against animal-borne infectious diseases; and University of Wisconsin evolutionary biologist Sean Carroll talks about recent research tracking the evolution of yeast genes with specific functions descended from a single, duplicated gene with multiple functions. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this podcast include: tinyurl.com/2rb37v; tinyurl.com/2sj6bf; seanbcarroll.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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