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This Week in Parasitism

Vincent Racaniello

TWiP 268: A loyal parasite

NOV 9, 202560 MIN
This Week in Parasitism

TWiP 268: A loyal parasite

NOV 9, 202560 MIN

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TWiP discusses a 41-year long human infection with Schistosoma mansoni, and CRISPR screens that reveal genes essential for Cryptosporidium survival in the host intestine. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Discord server 41 year old Schistosoma infection (J Travel Med) Genes essential for Cryptosporidium survival in host intestine (Nat Comm) Become a patron of TWiP Send your questions and comments to [email protected] Music by Ronald Jenkees