This Week in Parasitism
TWiP is a podcast about the tiny creatures that live in and on us.

Vincent and Dickson continue their discussion of the obligate intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii with a consideration of the clinical consequences of infection and pathogenesis.

Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Links for this episode:

  • Isopod fish parasites (thanks, Kevin!)
  • Farmscraper on Word Spy (thanks, Mitchell!)
  • Toxoplasma and personalities (thanks, Greg!)
  • Science podcast (July 2) on parasites and intelligence (transcript - thanks, Jim!)
  • Letters read on TWiP 13
  • Direct download: TWiP013.mp3
    Category:Science -- posted at: 7:00pm PDT

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