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TWiP 91: Born to deform

TWiP 91: Born to deform

FromThis Week in Parasitism


TWiP 91: Born to deform

FromThis Week in Parasitism

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Length:
89 minutes
Released:
Jun 20, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel review how Viagra might be used to block transmission of Plasmodium falciparum, and introduce a new case study.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin
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Malaria life cycle (jpg)
cAMP regulates gametocyte infected erythrocyte deformability (PLoS Path)
P. falciparum in bone marrow (Blood)
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Letters read on TWiP 91

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Released:
Jun 20, 2015
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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 can prevent infections.