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Detecting Evolution’s Mysteries

Pitt researcher Nathan Clark explores how and why genes and genomes evolve over time. His findings could significantly impact many species today, including human beings.

PITT Magazine
Written by Susan Wiedel

Most Marine Mammals Are Missing One Mysterious Gene

Alarmingly, the adaptation may leave them more vulnerable to pesticides running into the sea.

National Geographic
By Nadia Drake

Marine Mammals Have Lost a Gene That Now They May Desperately Need

New York Times
By Carl Zimmer

An Ancient Genetic Quirk Could Doom Whales Today

The Atlantic
By Ed Yong

Les mammifères marins désarmés face à certains pesticides

Ces animaux sont dépourvus génétiquement d’un mécanisme de lutte contre des composés organophosphorés neurotoxiques.

LeMonde

“You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s PON”

TWiEVO: This Week in Evolution. August 2018 (podcast).

hosted by Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello.

This Common Butterfly Has an Extraordinary Sex Life

For the cabbage white, sex involves sperm packages of ungodly size, genitals that double as a souped-up stomach, and an unexpected set of chewing jaws.

The Atlantic
By Ed Yong

Evolution’s Witness

Understanding how genes co-evolve in animals could reveal links between human diseases

PittMed
By Jason Bittel