Modern Humans Arose in Africa — Here’s How Malaria Shaped Their Sub-Saharan Movement
Disease has shaped human history for a long time, from the first pandemics of bubonic plague to the first bouts of cholera, influenza, and, eventually, COVID-19. But how long has disease influenced the survival and spread of modern humans, exactly? A new paper has harnessed environmental and epidemiological data to show that malaria caused by…
