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TWiP 63: Plasmodium of the apes
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Length:
97 minutes
Released:
Nov 12, 2013
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Podcast episode
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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dickson discuss evidence that the malaria parasite originated in gorillas.
Links for this episode:
Great apes and zoonoses (Science)
Source of human malaria (PNAS)
Origin of human malaria parasite in gorillas (Nature)
Ape Plasmodium in Cameroon not infecting humans (PNAS)
No Plasmodium in greater spot-nosed monkey (Int J Parasit)
TWiP 13: Toxoplasmosis
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Letters read on TWiP 62
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Vincent and Dickson discuss evidence that the malaria parasite originated in gorillas.
Links for this episode:
Great apes and zoonoses (Science)
Source of human malaria (PNAS)
Origin of human malaria parasite in gorillas (Nature)
Ape Plasmodium in Cameroon not infecting humans (PNAS)
No Plasmodium in greater spot-nosed monkey (Int J Parasit)
TWiP 13: Toxoplasmosis
Image credit
Letters read on TWiP 62
Contact
Send your questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twip@twiv.tv
Subscribe
Subscribe to TWiP (free) in iTunes, by the RSS feed or by email
Released:
Nov 12, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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