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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TWiP 50: Antagonism in the mosquito midgut
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dickson reveal how malaria parasites avoid lysis by complement in the mosquito.
Links for this episode:- Malaria parasites co-opt factor H (Cell Host Microbe)
- Complement system (Wikipedia)
- Letters read on TWiP 50
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