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 #7 - Tapeworms are fantastic!
Vincent and Dickson continue their discourse on tapeworms, covering the fish and dog varieties.
Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Links for this episode:- FAT the enemy that is shortening your life is BANISHED. How? With sanitized tapeworms. Easy to swallow! (jpg).
- D. latum life cycle (jpg)
- D. latum adult (jpg)
- Diphyllobothrim proglottid (jpg)
- Diphyllobothrim bothria (jpg)
- Coracidium hatching from egg (jpg)
- Dog tapeworm life cycle (jpg)
- The Alien lifecycle (jpg)