TWiP #3 - Trichinella spiralis

27/12/2009 1h 3min
TWiP #3 - Trichinella spiralis

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Episode Synopsis

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

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