How One Child’s Sickle Cell Mutation Helped Protect the World From Malaria by CARL ZIMMER

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The genetic mutation arose 7,300 years ago in just one person in West Africa, scientists reported on Thursday. Its purpose: a shield against rampant malaria.

Published: March 8, 2018 at 01:00AM

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