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TWiP 182: Super spreaders of science

  • April 11, 2020
  • Tagged as: bed bug, Cimex, COVID-19, genome integration, HIV-1, lentivirus vector, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, SARS-CoV-2, Schistosoma mansoni

Dickson, Daniel and Vincent solve the case of the Ugandan Volunteer With Morning Bites and discuss integration of HIV-1 into the Schistosome genome, with a sprinkling of COVID-19 throughout.

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TWiP 111: Bug bites

  • June 3, 2016
  • Tagged as: bed bug, bug, c-myc, Cimex lectularius, ectoparasite, effector protein, MYR1, parasite, parasitism, parasitophorous vacuole, protozoan, rhoptry, toxoplasma gondii
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The TWiP trio solve the case of the bug bites all in a row, and talk about a secreted Toxoplasma protein that is central to the parasite’s manipulation of host cells.

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