Vincent Racaniello

This Week in Parasitism

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TWiP is a monthly netcast about eukaryotic parasites. Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier, science Professors from Columbia University, deconstruct parasites, how they cause illness, and how you can prevent infections.

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Vincent Racaniello

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TWiP #8 - Frog legs and parasite tales 22.04.2010 1:23:15

Dickson reads his story about sparganosis caused by the diphyllobothroid tapeworm Spirometra mansonoides . Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Links for this episode: Spirometra life cycle ( jpg ) Dickson on vertical farming ( CNN episode on YouTube , thanks Jesse!) Laboratory identification of parasites ( CDC , thanks Michael!) Gold nanoparticles take out brain parasite ( Cosmo...

TWiP #7 - Tapeworms are fantastic! 09.04.2010 1:36:49

Vincent and Dickson continue their discourse on tapeworms, covering the fish and dog varieties. Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Links for this episode: FAT the enemy that is shortening your life is BANISHED. How? With sanitized tapeworms. Easy to swallow! ( jpg ). D. latum life cycle ( jpg ) D. latum adult ( jpg ) Diphyllobothrim proglottid ( jpg ) Diphyllobothrim bothria ( j...

TWiP #6 - Tapeworms, the long and short of it 25.03.2010 1:41:08

Vincent and Dick talk about the anatomy and life cycle of beef and pork tapeworms, and why House was wrong about neurocysticercosis. Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Links for this episode: Taenia saginata life cycle (jpg) Taenia saginata adult (jpg) Taenia saginata scolex (jpg) Taenia saginata gravid proglottid (jpg) Taenia solium life cycle (jpg) Taenia solium adult (jpg) Ta...

TWiP #5 - The nurse cell 04.03.2010 1:19:24

Vincent and Dick discuss the nurse cell, a unique structure formed in the host muscle by Trichinella species. Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Links for this episode: Infective muscle larva ( jpg ) Schematic of a larva invading a muscle cell Nurse cell formation ( scroll down the page ) Dickson's gallery of Trichinella images Electron micrographs of stichocytes Weekly Science...

TWiP #4 - Trichinella life cycle 30.01.2010 1:22:19

Vincent and Dick trace the life cycle of Trichinella spiralis in an infected host. Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Links for this episode: Trichinella life cycle (jpg) Newborn larva entering muscle cell (jpg) Adult T. spiralis in columnar epithelial cell (jpg) Adult female T. spiralis (jpg) Infective first stage T. spiralis larva in Nurse cell in muscle tissue (jpg) Adult...

TWiP #3 - Trichinella spiralis 27.12.2009 1:03:58

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 Weekly Science...

TWiP #2 - General parasitism 01.12.2009 1:05:10

Vincent and Dick classify parasites according to whether or not they are transmitted by a vector, then consider the implications of long-lived parasites. Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

TWiP #1 - Introduction to parasitism 13.11.2009 57:15

Vincent and Dick provide an overview of parasites and parasitism. Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Weekly Science Picks Dick T he Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle Vincent Parasitic Diseases by Despommier et al.