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By Thomas C. Cheng

The learn of parasites and their interactions with hosts keeps to symbolize a tough quarter of contemporary biology. the supply of recent suggestions and instrumentation, coupled with the improvement of bold new hypotheses and ideas, has lead the way for the dramatic evolution of parasitology from a static descriptive pastime to a dynamic one in response to biochemistry, immunology, molecular biology, and sleek phone biology. experiences of this nature evidently fall in the area of pathobiology. for this reason, while the contributions integrated during this quantity of Comparative PathobioZogy have been provided to this sequence. after serious evaluate, we welcomed the chance to cause them to to be had to the medical neighborhood. The contributions incorporated herein characterize shows introduced earlier than enthusiastic audiences at 3 diverse symposia, all held in 1983. the 1st, entitled "Some elements of contemporary Parasitology", was once geared up by way of Dr. Gary E. Rodrick of the collage of South Florida and myself on behalf of the yank Society of Zoologists. The chapters by way of C. E. Carter and B. M. Wickwire. B. J. Bogitsh, and W. M. Kemp have been initially provided at that symposium. the second one symposium. geared up through Dr. G. Balouet of the Faculte de Medecine, Brest, France, and myself on behalf,of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology, was once entitled "Cellular Reactions in Invertebrates." The chapters through G. Balouet and M. Poder and M. Brehelin have been initially provided at this symposium.

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