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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 11 days 19 hours 23 minutes
TWiP #11 - One times three million
Vincent and Dickson continue their discussion of malaria, with emphasis on clinical aspects of the disease.
TWiP #10 - Plasmodium life cycle
Vincent and Dickson trace the life cycle of Plasmodium in a mosquito and in a human host.
TWiP #9 - Mala aria
Vincent and Dickson move on to protozoan parasites with a discussion of the early history of malaria.
TWiP #8 - Frog legs and parasite tales
Dickson reads his story about sparganosis caused by the diphyllobothroid tapeworm Spirometra mansonoides.
TWiP #7 - Tapeworms are fantastic!
Vincent and Dickson continue their discourse on tapeworms, covering the fish and dog varieties.
TWiP #6 - Tapeworms, the long and short of it
Vincent and Dick talk about the anatomy and life cycle of beef and pork tapeworms, and why House was wrong about neurocysticercosis.
TWiP #5 - The nurse cell
Vincent and Dick discuss the nurse cell, a unique structure formed in the host muscle by Trichinella species.
TWiP #4 - Trichinella life cycle
Vincent and Dick trace the life cycle of Trichinella spiralis in an infected host.
TWiP #3 - Trichinella spiralis
Vincent and Dick distinguish among intracellular and extracellular parasites, then discuss the history and general characteristics of Trichinella spiralis.
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.