Malaria Threw Human Evolution Into Overdrive on This African Archipelago
Date Time Malaria Threw Human Evolution Into Overdrive on This African Archipelago In the last 500 years, the people of Cabo Verde have evolved at a breakneck pace — thanks to a genetic variant, inherited from their African ancestors, that protects against the ravages of malaria. Credit: F. Mira DURHAM, N.C. — Malaria is an ancient scourge, but it’s still leaving its mark on the human genome. And now, researchers have uncovered recent traces of adaptation to malaria in the DNA of people from Cabo Verde, an island nation off the African coast...
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