Listen "TWiP 78: Eau de rodent"
Episode Synopsis
Vincent and Dickson discuss how malaria parasites induce odors in their rodent hosts that attract mosquitoes.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Links for this episode:
Visceral Leishmaniasis, South Sudan (ProMedMail)
Malaria-induced changes in host odors (PNAS)
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Letters read on TWiP 77
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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Links for this episode:
Visceral Leishmaniasis, South Sudan (ProMedMail)
Malaria-induced changes in host odors (PNAS)
Image credit
Letters read on TWiP 77
Contact
Send your questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]
Subscribe
Subscribe to TWiP (free) in iTunes, by the RSS feed or by email
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