Dyes, trypanosomiasis and DNA: a historical and critical review

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Trypanosomiasis, a group of diseases including sleeping sickness in humans and Nagana in cattle in Africa, and Chagas' disease in South America, remains a considerable problem in the 21(st) century. The therapies that are available, however, usually have their roots in the "dye therapy" of a century ago, knowledge gained at the microscope from parasite staining procedures and converted to chemotherapy based on...

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