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Evolution from first principles

How do copying, variation and selection produce the diversity of life?

11 videos, about 1 h 59 min. Watch in order, or jump to a timestamp.

  1. 1

    9 min

    What is Evolution?

  2. 2

    9 min

    What is Natural Selection?

  3. 3

    5 min

    What is DNA and How Does it Work?

  4. 4

    7 min

    Part 1: How Does New Genetic Information Evolve? Point Mutations

  5. 5

    9 min

    Part 2: How Does New Genetic Information Evolve? Gene Duplications

  6. 6

    10 min

    Simulating Natural Selection

  7. 7

    2 min

    The Evolution of Bacteria on a “Mega-Plate” Petri Dish (Kishony Lab)

  8. 8

    11 min

    What is the Evidence for Evolution?

  9. 9

    12 min

    DNA Evidence That Humans & Chimps Share A Common Ancestor: Endogenous Retroviruses

  10. 10

    17 min

    Great Transitions: The Origin of Tetrapods | HHMI BioInteractive Video

  11. 11

    27 min

    Human Evolution in (under) 30 Minutes