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TWiP 171: Better than a sharp stick in the eye

1 tim 35 min•23 maj 2019

The Leishmaniacs solve the case of the Child With Band Keratopathy, and reveal a eukaryotic parasite with functional mitochondria but without mitochondrial genomes.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin

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Elmer Pfefferkorn, 87
Eukaryotic parasite without mitochondrial genomes (Sci Adv)
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Music by Ronald Jenkees

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