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TWiP 73: I'm nibbling my way back to you
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Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Jun 13, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Vincent and Dickson discuss how nibbling of human cells by Entamoeba histolytica, a process called amoebic trogocytosis, contributes to cell killing and tissue invasion.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Links for this episode:
Trogocytosis by E. histolytica (Nature)
Trogocytosis
Entamoeba histolytica (TWiP 17)
Entamoeba histolytica life cycle (jpg)
Image: E. histolytica nibbling a green cell (credit)
Letters read on TWiP 73
Contact
Send your questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twip@twiv.tv
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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Links for this episode:
Trogocytosis by E. histolytica (Nature)
Trogocytosis
Entamoeba histolytica (TWiP 17)
Entamoeba histolytica life cycle (jpg)
Image: E. histolytica nibbling a green cell (credit)
Letters read on TWiP 73
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:
Jun 13, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
TWiP #2 - General parasitism: Vincent and Dick classify parasites according to whether or not they are transmitted by a vector, then consider the implications of long-lived parasites. by This Week in Parasitism