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BacterioFiles 272 - Parasite Prevents Pollution Poisoning

Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:08:36
Publish Date: 2016-10-17 05:00:00
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This episode: Worm parasites infecting brine shrimp help them survive better in arsenic-polluted environments!

Download Episode (7.9 MB, 8.6 minutes) Show notes: News item Journal Paper: Sánchez MI, Pons I, Martínez-Haro M, Taggart MA, Lenormand T, Green AJ. 2016. When Parasites Are Good for Health: Cestode Parasitism Increases Resistance to Arsenic in Brine Shrimps. PLOS Pathog 12:e1005459.

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