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Third Molars Illustrate Differential Reproduction

Physical anthropologist Alan Mann talked about third molars as a case study in human evolution at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston














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  1. 1. crystina1029 08:21 AM 2/20/13

    Why no transcript of this podcast?

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  2. 2. xff1874 09:01 AM 2/20/13

    yes,there is no script.I have been waiting for two days.

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  3. 3. Percival 02:07 PM 2/21/13

    This makes no sense. A "feature" that *inhibits* reproductive behaviors ("not tonight, dear") will *increase* in frequency over time? How does that work? Persons with such "features" will have fewer offspring than those without them.

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  4. 4. jtdwyer in reply to Percival 12:20 PM 2/22/13

    I'm doggedly awaiting the transcript, but is this about 'differential reproduction' or 'deferential reproduction'?

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  5. 5. Steve Mirsky in reply to Percival 04:40 PM 2/24/13

    Listen again.

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  6. 6. ColinW 02:30 PM 2/26/13

    Perhaps it would easier to have the transcript available rather than telling people to "listen again"?

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