Dr. Eugene McCarthy
Recombination Nation · Shane Simonsen
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Show Notes
Shane talks to Dr Eugene McCarthy about his lifetime studying the importance of hybridisation in the creation of new forms of life (usually called speciation). This is part of a three episode series with Dr McCarthy, Part 2 will investigate his thought provoking pig-chimp hypothesis, and part 3 will cover implications and applications of hybrid speciation theory.
Read all about Dr. McCarthy's work at his extensive website detailing his theories in accessible language:
https://www.macroevolution.net
A recent research paper showing the differences between bonobo and human genomes correlate with pig sequences- https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.08.14.607926v1.full.pdf
You can find more of Shane’s work at:
Zero Input Agriculture blog: https://zeroinputagriculture.substack.com
Taming the Apocalypse ebook - https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Apocalypse-Shane-Simonsen-ebook/dp/B0D2XCLJ85/
Taming the Apocalypse audiobook - https://www.kobo.com/au/en/audiobook/taming-the-apocalypse-2
Our Vitreous Womb - https://www.amazon.com/Our-Vitreous-Womb-Book-1-4-ebook/dp/B0C7H9N1K3/