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

Vincent and Dickson review the life cycle and pathogenesis of the flagellated protozoan parasite Giardia lamblia.

Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Links for this episode:

Direct download: TWiP016.mp3
Category:Science -- posted at: 7:06am PDT

Vincent and Dickson discuss the life cycle and pathogenesis of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma.

Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Links for this episode:

  • Metacyclic trypanomastigote (jpg)
  • Tsetse fly (jpg)
  • T. brucei life cycle (jpg)
  • T. brucei parasitemia (jpg)
  • Kissing bug nymph (jpg)
  • T. cruzi life cycle (jpg)
  • Letters read on TWiP 15
  • Direct download: TWiP015.mp3
    Category:Science -- posted at: 10:45am PDT

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