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Jun 24 2009

Malaria Has Driven Evolution In Humans And Baboons Alike

Published by ErinC under news

Malaria, a strong evolutionary pressure in humans, has also shaped the baboon genome, new research says.
Each year at least 350 million people around the world are infected by malaria parasites.  More than one million people, mainly young children, succumb to the disease.  But these numbers would be even higher if it weren’t for genetic adaptations [...]

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