Asexual reproduction has its advantages, but organisms that depend too much on it also face potential extinction. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss mutational meltdown and Muller's ratchet.

<p>Asexual reproduction has its advantages, but organisms that depend too much on it also face potential extinction. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss mutational meltdown and Muller's ratchet.</p>

Deep in the back of your mind, you’ve always had the feeling that there’s something strange about reality. There is. Join Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they examine neurological quandaries, cosmic mysteries, evolutionary marvels and our transhuman future.

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

Mutational Meltdown

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