5-Feb-2026
A rapid evolutionary process provides Sudanese Copts with resistance to malaria
The study published in PNAS sets out how, in just 1,500 years, the #Copts have acquired a genetic variant that protects them from contracting #malaria after mixing with other #Sudan ese populations.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1115288 #science #genome #tropicaldisease #humans #medicine
