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SUMMARY:How does an alga become a parasite? - Ellen Nisbet (University of 
 Cambridge)
DTSTART:20141119T130000Z
DTEND:20141119T140000Z
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CONTACT:Jeremy Solly
DESCRIPTION:Some of the most common infectious diseases are caused by intr
 acellular parasites which are related to algae. These include Plasmodium\,
  which causes millions of cases of malaria each year\, and Toxoplasma\, wh
 ich infects over 50% of the world's population. These parasites are relate
 d to dinoflagellate algae\, more commonly found as symbionts in coral reef
 s. Other dinoflagellate species are free-living\, and are found in oceans 
 and lakes worldwide. By studying the three forms (free-living and photosyn
 thetic\, symbiont and photosynthetic and parasitic and non-photosynthetic)
 \, we can start to explain how an organism evolves to become a parasite.
LOCATION:Part II Lecture Theatre\, Department of Zoology
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