This Week in Parasitism

TWiP 43: Two remarkable host-parasite conflicts

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Created on Thursday, 23 August 2012 14:30

Written by Vincent Racaniello

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson review how sickle cell microRNAs contribute to malaria resistance, and inhibition of innate immune responses by an enzyme from trypanosomes.

Right-click to download TWiP #43 (67 MB .mp3, 92 minutes).

Links for this episode:

• microRNAs involved in sickle cell resistance to Plasmodium (Cell Host Microbe)
• Trypanosome adenylate cyclases modulate innate immune response (Science)
• Letters read on TWiP 43

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