Nathan Lentz
Professor of biology and author who appears as a featured guest to explain genetics and comparative genomics in response to listener questions.
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Feb 26, 2026 • 56min
Listener Questions #31
Nathan Lentz, a biology professor and author, breaks down genetics in clear, lively terms. He explains why siblings share ~50% while humans and bonobos show ~98.7% sequence similarity. He also covers how Neanderthal DNA is detected, genetic ghost ancestors, and how recombination shapes what we inherit.
