The Longest-Running Evolution Experiment
- Episode aired Jun 16, 2021
- 17m
Every day Richard Lenski's team takes a sample from yesterday's Escherichia Coli culture and adds it to a fresh medium to grow for another day before a sample is taken from the new culture. ... Read allEvery day Richard Lenski's team takes a sample from yesterday's Escherichia Coli culture and adds it to a fresh medium to grow for another day before a sample is taken from the new culture. On and on for thirty years. Every day new mutations appear some of which die out and some ... Read allEvery day Richard Lenski's team takes a sample from yesterday's Escherichia Coli culture and adds it to a fresh medium to grow for another day before a sample is taken from the new culture. On and on for thirty years. Every day new mutations appear some of which die out and some of which take over a few cultures down the road. Along the way Richard has learned some im... Read all