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TWiP 81: Living in a wormy world

TWiP 81: Living in a wormy world

FromThis Week in Parasitism


TWiP 81: Living in a wormy world

FromThis Week in Parasitism

ratings:
Length:
100 minutes
Released:
Jan 24, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel provide the solution to last week's case study, present a new one, and discuss how immune suppression by nematodes increases tuberculosis fatality in African buffalo.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin
Links for this episode:

Consequences of living in a wormy world (Am Nat)
Opposite effects of antihelminthic treatment on microbial infection (Science)
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Released:
Jan 24, 2015
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Titles in the series (100)

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.