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Schistosomiasis – a rich vein of research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 August 2009

PAUL HAGAN
PAUL HAGAN*
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Faculty of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Wolfson Link Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK
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*Tel: +44 (0)141 330 2545. Fax: +44 (0)141 330 4758. E-mail: P.Hagan@bio.gla.ac.uk
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Summary

The expansion in the volume of research activity over the last 100 years and the acceleration of technological change that underpins the nature and, to a lesser extent, the quality of the science we do, means that those in science today have little time, or indeed opportunity, for reflection on some of the pioneering efforts within their fields. From the first discovery of schistosome parasites in Egypt in 1851 by Theodor Bilharz, research on schistosomiasis has provided valuable insights into many wider aspects of biology and medicine and has attracted an array of colourful and dynamic scientists who have made major advances through elegant experimentation.

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Parasitology , Volume 136 , Special Issue 12: Special Centenary Issue – Parasitology 1908–2008 , October 2009 , pp. 1611 - 1619
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