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Parasitology
Study of parasites, their hosts, and the relationship between them / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the scientific journal, see Parasitology (journal). For the sci-fi/horror book series, see Parasite (Grant novel).
Parasitology is the study of parasites, their hosts, and the relationship between them. As a biological discipline, the scope of parasitology is not determined by the organism or environment in question but by their way of life. This means it forms a synthesis of other disciplines, and draws on techniques from fields such as cell biology, bioinformatics, biochemistry, molecular biology, immunology, genetics, evolution and ecology.
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