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Parasitology is the scientific discipline concerned with the study of the biology of parasites and parasitic diseases, including the distribution, biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology,...
1 gru 2021 · The article presents a history of research on parasite ecology over the past 50 years. •. Twelve key advances are highlighted, each one having shaped the course of research. •. Seminal contributions are identified, as well as influential research trends. •.
1 dzień temu · First, I use bibliometric data on studies broadly falling under the umbrella of ‘ecological and evolutionary parasitology’ to illustrate the historical patterns of research and knowledge growth in this field. In broad terms, ecological and evolutionary parasitology includes subdisciplines that study interactions between parasites, between ...
21 kwi 2022 · The research team wanted to find out the size and scale of parasitic worm infections in the UK over the course of history. So they looked for worm eggs in the soil from the pelvises of...
8 gru 2021 · The concept of a ‘Golden Age’ of parasitology over the period 1875–1925 has been promoted. This is challenged on scientific grounds, the influence of colonialism, and the absence of informed consent for test-subjects. An alternative inclusive view of history is proposed based on themes of scientific, technological, and sociological ...
10 mar 2008 · Parasites first evolved long before humans evolved, and early writings from Egypt mention ones such as roundworms and tapeworms. In the 17 th century, scientists such as Francesco Redi and Antonie van Leeuwenhoek began to study them in greater detail and created an early version of parasitology.
25 maj 2023 · Scientists have now uncovered traces of the giardia parasite in the remains of two roughly 2,600-year-old toilets once used by the wealthy denizens of Jerusalem. The remains are the oldest known...
