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EPISODE · May 8, 2026 · 41 MIN

Ep 11 - Sexual Reproduction

from From Cells to Us…How!? | The Biology of Life Explained · host Jackie Mullins

Any thoughts? Text me!Sex Didn’t Evolve to Make BabiesWhat if I told you sex didn’t evolve to reproduce?A billion years ago, single-celled organisms were already doing something that looks a lot like sex — and it had nothing to do with babies.No embryos. No development. No families.Just two cells, briefly merging… shuffling their DNA… and separating again.So why would evolution invent something so inefficient?Why give up cloning — the fastest, simplest way to survive — for something slower, riskier, and more complicated?The answer involves parasites, broken DNA, and a billion-year-old survival strategy that’s still running inside your body right now.Ep 11 quiz: https://fromcellstous.com/episode11_quizInstagram: www.instagram.com/fromcellstousYoutube: www.youtube.com/@fromcellstousSources and more: https://substack.com/@fromcellstousshow 

Any thoughts? Text me! Sex Didn’t Evolve to Make Babies What if I told you sex didn’t evolve to reproduce? A billion years ago, single-celled organisms were already doing something that looks a lot like sex — and it had nothing to do with babies. No embryos. No development. No families. Just two cells, briefly merging… shuffling their DNA… and separating again. So why would evolution invent something so inefficient? Why give up cloning — the fastest, simplest way to survive — for something sl...

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Any thoughts? Text me!Sex Didn’t Evolve to Make BabiesWhat if I told you sex didn’t evolve to reproduce?A billion years ago, single-celled organisms were already doing something that looks a lot like sex — and it had nothing to do with babies.No...

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