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Cell Biology and the Future Parasitology

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“For over the past quarter of a century, no field of science has made more spectacular strides than cell biology. And over the balance of the century, no other field of science offers greater promise to increase our understanding of life and our ability to deliver quality health care.” With these words Senator Edward Kennedy opened a symposium entitled “The Biological Revolution: Applications Cell Biology to Public Welfare” held at the First International Conference on Cell Biology in 1976.1 The symposium included a number of conferences on the application of recent advances in cell biology to current medical and environmental issues. The areas that were covered included cancer, biology of reproduction, behavior, DNA recombination and genetic disease, and environmental carcinogens, but the contributions of cell biology to the study of parasitic diseases were not mentioned. In this paper I will review some of the most important findings concerning the cell biology of parasitism, as well as speculate on future perspectives.

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  1. The Rockefeller Foundation , 10036, New York, USA

    Kenneth S. Warren M.D (Director,Helath Sciences) & Jhon Z. Bowers M.D (Consultant,Helath Sciences) (Director,Helath Sciences) &  (Consultant,Helath Sciences)

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Martínez-Palomo, A. (1983). Cell Biology and the Future Parasitology. In: Warren, K.S., Bowers, J.Z. (eds) Parasitology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5550-5_19

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