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Futures in Biotech 58: The Vertical Farm

I joined Marc Pelletier on episode 58 of Futures in Biotech for a conversation with Dickson Despommier. We talked about some of Dickson’s passions – eukaryotic parasites and vertical farming. The idea for placing hydroponic farms in skyscrapers, about to be realized, was conceived by one of Professor Despommier’s classes at Columbia University. Video courtesy …

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TWiP 4: Trichinella life cycle

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier On episode 4 of the podcast “This Week in Parasitism”, Vincent and Dick trace the life cycle of Trichinella spiralis in an infected host. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twip/TWiP004.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiP is brought to you by the American Society for Microbiology at Microbeworld.org. …

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TWiP 3: Trichinella spiralis

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier On episode 2 of the podcast “This Week in Parasitism”, Vincent and Dick distinguish among intracellular and extracellular parasites, then discuss the history and general characteristics of Trichinella spiralis. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twip/TWiV003.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download Links for this episode: The History of Trichinella …

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TWiP 2: General parasitism

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier On episode 2 of the podcast “This Week in Parasitism”, Vincent and Dick classify parasites according to whether or not they are transmitted by a vector, then consider the implications of long-lived parasites. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twip/TWiP002.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download Download TWiP #2 (47 …

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