Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin
Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel review how Viagra might be used to block transmission of Plasmodium falciparum, and introduce a new case study.
Download TWiP #91 (65 MB .mp3, 89 minutes).
Links for this episode:
- Malaria life cycle (jpg)
- cAMP regulates gametocyte infected erythrocyte deformability (PLoS Path)
- P. falciparum in bone marrow (Blood)
- Image credit
- Letters read on TWiP 91
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