TWiP 83: Hidden costs of infection

Drosselrohrsanger Great reed warblerHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin

Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel present a new case study, and discuss the effect of chronic malaria infection on wild warbler life span and telomere degradation.

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TWiP 82: A NOD to helminths

fasciola adultHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin

Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel solve last week’s case study, present a new one, and reveal how secreted proteins from a helminth prevent diabetes in mice.

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TWiP 81: Living in a wormy world

640px-Serengeti Bueffel1Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin

Vincent, Dickson, and Daniel provide the solution to last week’s case study, present a new one, and discuss how immune suppression by nematodes increases tuberculosis fatality in African buffalo.

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TWiP 80: Daniel in the parasites’ den

Daniel and Dickson

Daniel and DicksonHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin

Vincent and Dickson welcome new TWiP host Daniel Griffin to discuss the association of a new Mycoplasma with trichomoniasis, and to introduce a new feature to the show, a case study.

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TWiP 79: Across the river and into the trees

IMG_5023Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson discuss the spread of P. knowlesi in Malaysia, and how Leishmania parasites protect the sandfly gut from bacterial infection.

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TWiP 78: Eau de rodent

perfumeHosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson discuss how malaria parasites induce odors in their rodent hosts that attract mosquitoes.

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TWiP 77: Mixed messages

Cuscuta europaea 2005.06.12 15.07.24Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson discuss the exchange of messenger RNAs between a parasitic plant and its hosts.

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TWiP 76: Herpesvirus worms its way out

800px-HeligmosomoidesHosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson discuss how infection of mice with helminths induces cytokines that reactivate a latent gamma-herpesvirus.

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TWiP 75: Parasite wonders with Bobbi Pritt

Bobbi Pritt

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Guest: Bobbi Pritt

Bobbi Pritt joins Vincent and Dickson to talk about directing a clinical parasitology laboratory and her weekly case reports at Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites.

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TWiP 74: Nature has all the answers, what is your question?

plasmodium bloodHosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson review a novel malaria vaccine candidate comprising a parasite protein involved in egress from red blood cells.

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