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.
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episode 228: Parasitic fountain of youth
TWiP discusses a tapeworm that causes extreme lifespan extension in infected ant workers, and a candidate antibody drug for prevention of malaria.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula
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Links for this episode- Extreme lifespan extension in tapeworm-infected ant workers (Roy Soc Open Sci)
- Candidate antibody drug for prevention of malaria
- Ceilidh goes viral (YouTube)
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