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EPISODE · Jun 19, 2026 · 7 MIN

The role of cellular organelles in fighting pathogens such as toxoplasmosis

from The Science Show - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Lena Pernas studies organelles as active participants in host defence, asking how mitochondria and other organelles sense infection, communicate with one another, and coordinate cellular responses to invading microbes.

Lena Pernas studies organelles as active participants in host defence, asking how mitochondria and other organelles sense infection, communicate with one another, and coordinate cellular responses to invading microbes.

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Lena Pernas studies organelles as active participants in host defence, asking how mitochondria and other organelles sense infection, communicate with one another, and coordinate cellular responses to invading microbes.

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