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Special feeding chambers like this one used by entomologist Michael Coan take the place of live animals in research on pests such as Rocky Mountain wood ticks. An artificial membrane that ticks feed through enables scientists to learn how parasite-based diseases are transmitted to cattle.
Photo by Scott Bauer
