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Examining tissue through microscope

Army Col. Alves

Army Col. (Dr.) Derron A. Alves, director of the Defense Department's Veterinary Pathology Residency Program, examines microscopic tissue from an animal during a class at the Joint Pathology Center in Silver Spring, Md., Feb. 22, 2019. Veterinary pathology specializes in the diagnosis of diseases through the examination of animal tissue and body fluids.

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