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🧬🌸 A mystery is evolving in our latest episode! Come along with plant scientist David Lowry as we explore the secrets hidden within the yellow monkeyflower. We’ll uncover how tiny changes in DNA can lead to massive differences between species. 😲 Tune in to Tumble to discover the incredible story of adaptation and evolution.  Learn more about David and nature vs nurture in our bonus interview extra on Patreon ! 🎧 Listen to the Episode 🔎About The Featured Expert David Low

Why do plants grow in different places? How do they adapt to different environments? 🌱🌼🔍Join plant scientist David Lowry on a journey where picking flowers on the side of the road leads to asking big questions about how life evolves - and it might change what you think about what makes a species.🤯 Learn more about David and the science of species in our bonus interview extra on Patreon! 🎧 Listen to the Episode 🔎About The Featured Expert David Lowry is a plant biologis

When diseases are on the loose, who will you call? The Molecular Detectives! 🕵️ This week we’ll hear from Mona Minkara, a detective who studies molecular clues to solve BIG mysteries inside our bodies. 🔎 Learn more about Mona and her research work in our bonus interview extra on Patreon ! 🎧 Listen to the Episode This episode is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number # 2148711 - Engaging Blind, Visually Impaired, and Sighted Students

It’s a cinematically horrifying Halloween 🎃 and there’s a movie-like monster lurking in your kitty litter! 🎬 This week you’ll hear the scary science behind toxoplasma gondii, a mind-controlling cat parasite! 🦠 Biologist Sebastian Lourido helps us tell the true tale of toxoplasma’s quest for cat domination, and what scientists are doing to stop the parasite in its banana-shaped tracks. 🐱 Learn more about Sebastian and his research in our bonus interview extra on Patreon !