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TWiP 36: Trichuris and microbes plan a hatch

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This Week in Parasitism

Vincent Racaniello

Description: TWiP is a monthly netcast about eukaryotic parasites. Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier, science Professors from Columbia University, deconstruct parasites, how they cause illness, and how you

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TWiP 36: Trichuris and microbes plan a hatch

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Vincent and Dickson review how gut bacteria help establish T. muris in the large intestine of mice.

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TWiP 35: Malaria control with David Fidock

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Vincent and Dickson discuss control of malaria with their Columbia University colleague David Fidock...

TWiP #34 - Up against the Wolbachia

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Vincent and Dickson discuss control of malaria and filariasis with the bacterial endosymbiont Wolbachia...

TWiP #33 - Hide and seek

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Vincent and Dickson review an in silico pipeline for identifying molecular mimicry candidate proteins in the genomes of parasites, and catch up on listener email...

TWiP #32: Evasive trypanosomes and schistosomes

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Vincent and Dickson discuss immune evasion by the cruzain protease of T. cruzi, and novel tetraspanin antigens of S. japonicum...

TWiP #31 - A malaria vaccine

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Vincent and Dickson discuss the promising results of a phase III trial of a malaria vaccine in African children...

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