2 B J U I N T E R N A T I O N A L © 2 0 1 2 B J U I N T E R N A T I O N A L | 11 0 , S U P P L E M E N T 4 , 2 – 4 What ’ s known on the subject? and What does the study add? There has been little documentation of the contribution Dr Alban Gee made to the development of Urology in Australasia. This paper records a personal association with Dr Gee for the Archives of the Urological Association o...

Oak wilt infection centers are initiated by overland spread of the causal fungus, Ceratocystis fagacearum (T. W. Bretz) J. Hunt, by insects (10). Sap-feeding beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) are considered a primary vector of the pathogen in the north central states (7,9). Successful transmission by sap-feeding beetles depends on several coexisting conditions, including (i) the availability of...

When I began writing these columns I had no idea how they might develop. I had accepted the invitation thinking that I would have time on my hands that I could devote to the written word. Part of my intention was to produce pithy, well-chosen comments on contemporary biological research, and to use the opportunity to say all the things one wants to say, but that are excluded from papers by refe...