Nels and Vincent review a study of the dogs of Chernobyl which reveals that genetically distinct populations with different amounts of western breed contributions to their genomes, the first step in assessing the effects of exposure to long-term ionizing radiation. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode •Join the MicrobeTV Discord server •The dogs of Chernobyl (Science Adv) •What the dogs of Chernobyl can teach us (Stat) •Letters read on TWiEVO 88 Science Picks Nels – Hellbent documentary and Insufficient evidence for natural selection associated with the Black Death Vincent – BioRender Listener Pick Walter – Oded Rechavi and interview Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]