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TWiP 79: Across the river and into the trees

TWiP 79: Across the river and into the trees

FromThis Week in Parasitism


TWiP 79: Across the river and into the trees

FromThis Week in Parasitism

ratings:
Length:
91 minutes
Released:
Nov 22, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Vincent and Dickson discuss the spread of P. knowlesi in Malaysia, and how Leishmania parasites protect the sandfly gut from bacterial infection.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Links for this episode:

Spread of P. knowlesi in Malaysia (NY Times)
Climate change in Europe and vector transmitted disease (Infez Med)
Colonisation resistance in the sandfly gut (Parasites & Vectors)
Car Talk co-host dies
Early Career Scientists Symposium
Image credit: Anne Marie
Letters read on TWiP 79

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Released:
Nov 22, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

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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.