Tick, Tick, Boom!
In Tick, Tick, Boom!, world-renowned researchers and medical professionals explore the mysterious link between tick bites and allergic reactions to mammalian products such as beef and pork. What starts with one doctor’s discovery in a small group of people in Sydney, Australia, evolves to impact everything from vaccine development to cancer treatment, revolutionizing our understanding of allergies.
Episodes
3 episodes
Episode 3: Exploring Tick Myths and Realities in Australia
Join us as we sit down with Stephen Doggett, a leading medical entomologist from Sydney, to explore the fascinating world of ticks. Stephen shares his journey from a nature-loving child to a renowned expert on ticks, discussing their abi...
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Episode 3
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39:24
Episode 2: Beyond the Bite - Exploring Autoimmune Breakthroughs at The Garvan Institute
We speak with Professors Antony Basten and Daniel Christ, as well as Dr David Langley at the Garvan Institute in Sydney, Australia. Where they guide us through the research being done on the alpha-gal molecule and why the Garvan Institute is so...
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Episode 2
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20:01
Episode 1: Unravelling the mysteries of alpha-gal allergy
In this episode, we speak with Professor Sheryl van Nunen to unravel the mystery behind a startling association: a history of tick bites and the subsequent onset of often life-threatening allergic reactions to a sugar known as alpha-gal found i...
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Episode 1
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