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The parasite that causes malaria edges through the cells of the stomach wall of the mosquito and forms a cyst which grows and eventually bursts to release hundreds of sporozoites into the body cavity of the mosquito. . . As far as we can tell, the parasite does not harm the mosquito. . . It has always seemed to me, though, that these growing cysts. . . must at least give the mosquito something corresponding to a stomach-ache.

Body, Cells, Cyst, Cysts, Science, Wall
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Research is the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind.

Literacy, Process, Reading, Research, See

We have come to look at our planet as a resource for our species, which is funny when you think that the planet has been around for about five billion years, and Homo sapiens for perhaps one hundred thousand. We have acquired an arrogance about ourselves that I find frightening. We have come to feel that we are so far apart from the rest of nature that we have but to command.

Five, Funny, Homo, Nature, Science, Thinking

One dictionary that I consulted remarks that "natural history" now commonly means the study of animals and plants "in a popular and superficial way," meaning popular and superficial to be equally damning adjectives. This is related to the current tendency in the biological sciences to label every subdivision of science with a name derived from the Greek. "Ecology" is erudite and profound; while "natural history" is popular and superficial. Though, as far as I can see, both labels apply to just about the same package of goods.

Animal, Commonly, Mean, Package, Science, See

Natural history is not equivalent to biology. Biology is the study of life. Natural history is the study of animals and plants-of organisms. Biology thus includes natural history, and much else besides.

Animal, Biology, Equivalent, History, Nomenclature, Science

The commonest forms of amateur natural history in the United States are probably gardening, bird watching, the maintenance of aquarium fish, and nature photography.

Amateur, Nature, Photography, Probably, Science
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