The Evolutionary History Of A Malaria Parasite

Millions of people annually contract malaria after infection by nasty little parasites belonging to the genus Plasmodium. Thanks to new genomic insights, researchers believe they've uncovered a key chunk of the disease's evolutionary back story — and a potential new path to fight it.
There are more than 100 species in the rogues' gallery that is Plasmodium, but only four typically lead to malaria in humans: P. falciparum, found mostly in Africa and causing a particularly sev