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TWiEVO 119: Drive fast, take chances, and encode a Y chromosome

This Week in Evolution by Vincent Racaniello

Nov 4, 202501:21:15Science & Medicine

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...

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TWiEVO 119: Drive fast, take chances, and encode a Y chromosome is an episode from This Week in Evolution by Vincent Racaniello. Nels and Vincent explain research attempting to explain why among humans, females around the world live on aver...

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Published Nov 4, 2025, 01:21:15 long, audio available.

TWiEVO 119: Drive fast, take chances, and encode a Y chromosome

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