
← This Week in Evolution4 Nov 2025 · 1 h 21 min
TWiEVO 119: Drive fast, take chances, and encode a Y chromosome
Nels and Vincent explain research attempting to explain why among humans, females around the world live on average 5 years longer than males, but the trend is reversed in many birds, amphibians, and insects.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
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Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Discord server Sexual selection drives sex difference in adult life expectancy (Sci Adv) Timestamps by Jolene Science Picks 1:37:00 Nels – NIH Leadership Is Failing Early Career Researchers
Vincent – Kennedy's Comments on Circumcision Are Only Going to Confuse and Shame Parents
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