'Benign' malaria key driver of human evolution in Asia-Pacific
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - 17:00
in Biology & Nature
The malaria species rampant in the Asia-Pacific region has been a significant driver of evolution of the human genome, a new study has shown. An international team of researchers has shown that Plasmodium vivax malaria, the most prevalent malaria species in the Asia-Pacific, is a significant cause of genetic evolution that provides protection against malaria.