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The Genes We Lost Along the Way
Our DNA holds thousands of dead genes and we’ve only just begun to unravel their stories. But one thing is already clear: we’re not just defined by the genes that we’ve gained over the course of our evolution, but also by the genes that we’ve lost along the way.
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5 - 1What Happened to the World's Biggest Beaver? Jan. 13, 2021
5 - 2The Reign of the Hell Ants Jan. 21, 2021
5 - 3The Pandemic That Lasted 15 Million Years Jan. 28, 2021
5 - 4When We First Talked Feb. 11, 2021
5 - 5The Return of Giant Skin-Shell Sea Turtles Feb. 17, 2021
5 - 6The Genes We Lost Along the Way Feb. 24, 2021
5 - 7Our Bizarre, Possibly Venomous, Relative Mar. 10, 2021
5 - 8How Worm Holes Ended Wormworld Mar. 18, 2021
5 - 9How Humans Became (Mostly) Right-Handed Mar. 24, 2021
5 - 10How Chilis Got Spicy (and Why We Love the Burn) Apr. 07, 2021- 5 - 11How To Survive the Little Ice Age Apr. 20, 2021
- 5 - 12When Crocs Thrived in the Seas Apr. 29, 2021
- 5 - 13When Trees Took Over the World May. 12, 2021
- 5 - 14How Weasels Got Skinny May. 20, 2021
- 5 - 15Where Are All The Squid Fossils? Jun. 03, 2021
- 5 - 16Did These Giant Sloths Poop Themselves to Death? Jul. 14, 2021
- 5 - 17The Traits That Spawned the Age of Mammals Jul. 21, 2021
- 5 - 18The Island of the Last Surviving Mammoths Jul. 29, 2021
- 5 - 19Where Are All the Medium-Sized Dinosaurs? Aug. 12, 2021
- 5 - 20How the Starfish Got Its Arms Aug. 24, 2021
- 5 - 21The Creature That Stumped Darwin Sep. 01, 2021
- 5 - 22How Pollination Got Going Twice Sep. 16, 2021
- 5 - 23How a Supervolcano Ignited an Evolutionary Debate Sep. 23, 2021
- 5 - 24How a Mass Extinction Event Created the Amazon Sep. 29, 2021
- 5 - 25When Mammals Only Went Out At Night Oct. 07, 2021
5 - 26How Ancient Whales May Have Changed the Deep Ocean Oct. 21, 2021- 5 - 27How Dinosaurs Coupled Up Oct. 28, 2021
- 5 - 28When It Was Too Hot for Leaves Nov. 17, 2021
- 5 - 29Why The Paleo Diet Couldn't Save The Neanderthals Dec. 02, 2021
- 5 - 30The Fossil Record In Your Mouth Dec. 09, 2021
- 5 - 31When Pterosaurs Walked Dec. 16, 2021