Association of Economic Biologists

Abstract

THE ninth annual meeting of the Association of Economic Biologists was held on July 6, 7, and 8 in the Beyer Buildings of Owens College, Manchester. The association was indebted in particular to Profs. Hickson and Weiss for kindly hospitality, and to Mr. J. Mangan for the arrangements he had made as local secretary. Prof. G. H. Carpenter, of the Royal College of Science, succeeded Mr. A. E. Shipley, F.R.S., as president, and in the course of his address dwelt on the close interdependence of research in so-called “pure” and “applied” science. The original discovery of minute protozoal parasites in the blood of various animals was apparently perfectly “useless,” yet it prepared the way to modern methods of dealing with terrible diseases of the tropics, such as malaria and sleeping sickness. Similarly, the more recent researches of workers intent primarily on alleviating these diseases have resulted in many discoveries of great theoretical significance.