How did Malaria Evolve?

A new study, from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, reveals how the connection between chimpanzee and human genomes (the similarities in our DNA) may help answer this question. By analyzing the genomes of parasites that infect chimpanzees, scientists are able to understand how human-infecting malaria parasites may have evolved many years ago.

 

Chimpanzees and humans share evolutionary history, linking the evolution of malaria between our species.