Vincent and Dickson review the finding that urocanic acid in the skin is a chemoattractant for the parasitic nematode Strongyloides stercoralis.
TWiP 70: Invasion of the swamp eels
- April 12, 2014
- Tagged as: Asian swamp eel, Gnathostoma, gnathostomiasis, invasive species, nematode, parasite, parasitism, worm
Vincent and Dickson discuss the finding of Gnathostoma nematodes in Asian swamp eels from US live markets and wild populations.
Vincent and Dickson discuss an increase in the altitude of malaria distribution in warmer years in the highlands of Colombia and Ethiopia.
TWiP 68: Sex and the single trypanosome
- March 7, 2014
- Tagged as: gametes, meiosis, parasite, parasitism, podcast, sexual reproduction, Trypanosoma brucei, twip
Vincent, Dickson, and Sagi discuss evidence that the pathogen Trypanosoma brucei undergoes meiosis and sexual reproduction.
Vincent and Dickson explain the genetic and molecular basis of drug resistance in Schistosoma mansonii.
Vincent and Dickson discuss reversible inhibitors of cruzipain as new drugs for treating Chagas disease.
TWiP 65: The real world wide web
- January 13, 2014
- Tagged as: climate change, disease, food web, parasite, parasitism
Vincent and Dickson consider the effects of climate change on parasitic diseases.
Vincent and Dickson review three novel approaches to antimalarial chemotherapy.
TWiP 63: Plasmodium of the apes
- November 12, 2013
- Tagged as: Beatrice Hahn, gorilla, great ape, malaria, parasite, parasitism, podcast, twip, zoonosis
Vincent and Dickson discuss evidence that the malaria parasite originated in gorillas.
TWiP 62: More bats out of hell
- October 31, 2013
- Tagged as: bat, Gabon, hookworm, malaria, parasite, parasitism, vaccine
Vincent and Dickson discuss the high diversity of malaria parasites in West African bats, and a vaccine against hookworm.
