Francesco Redi: honoring the grandfather of parasitology on his 400th birthday
Francesco Redi invented scientifically controlled experimentation. He is best known for demonstrating that insects arise only from the eggs of other insects and not spontaneously from decaying matter, and is regarded by many as the father of parasitology. Here, we highlight the foundational work of...
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| Natura: | Article (Journal) |
| Lingua: | inglese |
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January 2026
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Trends in parasitology
Year: 2026, Volume: 42, Fascicolo: 1, Pages: 14-17 |
| ISSN: | 1471-5007 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.pt.2025.10.014 |
| Accesso online: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2025.10.014 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1471492225003046 
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| Note sull'autore: | Justin A. Boddey, Friedrich Frischknecht |
| Riassunto: | Francesco Redi invented scientifically controlled experimentation. He is best known for demonstrating that insects arise only from the eggs of other insects and not spontaneously from decaying matter, and is regarded by many as the father of parasitology. Here, we highlight the foundational work of Redi for his 400th birthday. |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Gesehen am 16.03.2026 |
| Descrizione fisica: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1471-5007 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.pt.2025.10.014 |