Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
These worms turn out to have been super important to the evolution of complex life on Earth. Also in the news, a new species of dinosaur has been discovered in China, Humpback whales are even better hunters than we had realised, and more!
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Cool Vibes - Film Noire by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Sources:
Mitochondrial DNA insertions in brain cell nuclei:
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002723
https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/mitochondria-are-flinging-their-dna-our-brain-cells
sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240822142624.htm
Humpback whales feeding:
phys.org/news/2024-08-humpbacks-animals-wield-tools.html
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.240328
Priapulid worms: key to the Ediacaran-Cambrian transition:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/pala.12721
New dinosaur species Qianjiangsaurus changshengi:
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019566712400168X
0:00 - Introduction
0:25 - Mitochondria are inserting their own DNA into our brain cells
1:40 - Humpback whale bubble nets
2:41 - Priapulid worms: key to the evolution of life
5:13 - New dinosaur species found in China
6:32 - Outro
These worms turn out to have been super important to the evolution of complex life on Earth. Also in the news, a new species of dinosaur has been discovered in China, Humpback whales are even better hunters than we had realised, and more!
Become a Channel Member or support us on Patreon for behind-the-scenes, bloopers, extra adventures and more!
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Join our Patreon: patreon.com/bengthomas
Join our Discord server: discord.gg/jTsGYtRBHZ
Follow us on Instagram: bit.ly/1PIEagv
Follow us on TikTok: tiktok.com/@bengthomas
Music by Matt D Holloway: goo.gl/9wX4ht
Cool Vibes - Film Noire by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100863
Artist: incompetech.com
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►Instagram: bit.ly/1PIEagv
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Sources:
Mitochondrial DNA insertions in brain cell nuclei:
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002723
https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/mitochondria-are-flinging-their-dna-our-brain-cells
sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240822142624.htm
Humpback whales feeding:
phys.org/news/2024-08-humpbacks-animals-wield-tools.html
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.240328
Priapulid worms: key to the Ediacaran-Cambrian transition:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/pala.12721
New dinosaur species Qianjiangsaurus changshengi:
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019566712400168X
0:00 - Introduction
0:25 - Mitochondria are inserting their own DNA into our brain cells
1:40 - Humpback whale bubble nets
2:41 - Priapulid worms: key to the evolution of life
5:13 - New dinosaur species found in China
6:32 - Outro
