Tag: parasitology

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TWiP 125: Third time’s a charm

January 21, 2017
Tagged as: Anopheles, malaria, mosquito, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, Plasmodium falciparum, sporozoite, vaccine

The TWiPonderers solve the case of the Timber Worker with Severe Shaking Chills, and describe an experimental malaria vaccine comprising attenuated sporozoites produced by genetic engineering.

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TWiP 123: What we know is confusing

December 20, 2016
Tagged as: case study, complement, cytoadhesion, erythrocyte, malaria, myiasis, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, Plasmodium falciparum

The TWiPanorama solve the case of the Dutch Woman with Wormy Objects in Her Stool, dissect a study on cytoadhesion of malaria infected red blood cells, and introduce Parasitology Superheroes.

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TWiP 100: Driving past a milestone

January 9, 2016
Tagged as: Anopheles stephensi, Cas9, case study, CRISPR, gene conversion, gene drive, malaria, mosquito, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, population modification

The TWiP trifecta solves the case of the Woman from Bolivia with Belly Pain, and discuss a method for population modification of malaria mosquitoes using a Cas9-mediated driver gene.

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