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This Week in Parasitism
This Week in Parasitism (TWiP) is a podcast about eukaryotic parasites hosted by Vincent Racaniello and Dick Despommier. Following in the path of their successful podcast 'This Week in Virology' (TWiV), they strive for an informal yet informative conversation about parasites which is accessible to everyone, no matter what their science background.
As science Professors at Columbia University, they have spent their entire academic careers directing research laboratories focused on parasites (Dick) and viruses (Vincent). Their enthusiasm for teaching inspired them to reach beyond the classroom with new media. TWiP is for everyone who wants to learn about parasites in a relaxing way.
Music used on TWiP is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission.
TWiP 4: Trichinella life cycle
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- Created on Saturday, 30 January 2010 17:27
- Written by Vincent Racaniello
Vincent and Dick trace the life cycle of Trichinella spiralis in an infected host.
Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Links for this episode:
Trichinella life cycle (jpg)- Newborn larva entering muscle cell (jpg)
- Adult T. spiralis in columnar epithelial cell (jpg)
- Adult female T. spiralis (jpg)
- Infective first stage T. spiralis larva in Nurse cell in muscle tissue (jpg)
- Adult female T. spiralis with fully formed larvae in uterus (jpg)
- Adult male T. spiralis with claspers on tail (jpg)
- Clinical correlations in trichinosis (jpg)
- Letters read on TWiP #4
Weekly Science Picks
Dickson David Scharf's pictures of microbial life
Vincent The Nobel Laureate Meetings at Lindau
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TWiP #4 (59 MB .mp3, 82 minutes)
TWiP 3: Trichinella spiralis
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- Created on Sunday, 27 December 2009 22:50
- Written by Vincent Racaniello
Vincent and Dick distinguish among intracellular and extracellular parasites, then discuss the history and general characteristics of Trichinella spiralis.
Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Links for this episode:
- The History of Trichinella at Trichinella.org
- Parasite genome databases at the European Bioinformatics Institute
- List of parasite genome projects
Weekly Science Picks
Dickson The Doctor and the Devils
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TWiP #3 (46 MB .mp3, 63 minutes)
TWiP 2: General parasitism
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- Created on Monday, 30 November 2009 20:33
- Written by Vincent Racaniello
Vincent and Dick classify parasites according to whether or not they are transmitted by a vector, then consider the implications of long-lived parasites.
Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
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TWiP #2 (47 MB .mp3, 65 minutes)
TWiP 1: Introduction to Parasitism
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- Created on Friday, 13 November 2009 03:59
- Written by Vincent Racaniello
Vincent and Dick provide an overview of parasites and parasitism.
Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Weekly Science Picks
Dick The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle
Vincent Parasitic Diseases by Despommier et al.
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TWiP #1 (41 MB .mp3, 57 minutes)
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