TWiP 68: Sex and the single trypanosome

08/03/2014 1h 22min
TWiP 68: Sex and the single trypanosome

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Episode Synopsis

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello Dickson Despommier, and Sagi Shapira
Vincent, Dickson, and Sagi discuss evidence that the pathogen Trypanosoma brucei undergoes meiosis and sexual reproduction.
Links for this episode:

Meiosis and haploid gametes in T. brucei (Curr Biol)
Meiosis (Wikipedia)
Letters read on TWiP 68

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