173. Talkin' 'Bout An Evolution...Part 2.

This week Luke responds to a request from a listener to do an episode on the general science of evolution and he has duly obliged. Why do we see evolution? How LUCA started it all, the effect of modern technology and how the study of evolution could lead to breakthroughs in the treatment of diseases such as alzheimers.

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