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6 Dec 2019 - 19 Apr 2020
Join the battle against five tropical diseases and the parasites that cause them in this interactive exhibition and discover how scientific research taking place in Scotland is leading the way in this field.
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Chambers Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1JF
Tel: 0300 123 6789
Free entry
Open daily 10:00–17:00
Closed on 25 December
Open 12:00–17:00 on 26 December and 1 January
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