I report on developments in the experimental and phenomenological
understanding of the rare decays of mesons containing b and c quarks,
especially as they pertain to the understanding of the CKM matrix and the
testing of the standard model. Some related measurements are also discussed.Comment: Talk given at "Physics in Collision," Cracow, June 10, 1995. 16 pages
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