Deadly Malaria Jumped to Humans from Wild Chimps
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 - 04:42
in Biology & Nature
Genetic detective work by UMass Amherst's Stephen Rich and international colleagues reveals the unexpected finding that the parasite causing the deadliest form of malaria jumped from wild African chimpanzees to humans as recently as 10,000 years ago, much more recently than thought possible.