TWiP 68: Sex and the single trypanosome

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello Dickson Despommier, and Sagi Shapira

Vincent, Dickson, and Sagi discuss evidence that the pathogen Trypanosoma brucei undergoes meiosis and sexual reproduction.

Links for this episode:

• Meiosis and haploid gametes in T. brucei (Curr Biol)
• Meiosis (Wikipedia)
• Letters read on TWiP 68

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