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[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/fighting-malaria-in-the-remote-reaches-of-cambodia by Fred de Sam 11/1/19 PBS NEWS] | [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/fighting-malaria-in-the-remote-reaches-of-cambodia by Fred de Sam 11/1/19 PBS NEWS] | ||
Every year, nearly half-a-million people die from malaria across the globe. Though there are drugs available to kill the parasite that causes malaria, there is new worry that those medications are losing their effectiveness. | Every year, nearly half-a-million people die from malaria across the globe. Though there are drugs available to kill the parasite that causes malaria, there is new worry that those medications are losing their effectiveness. | ||
=====Human Genetics: Concepts and Application===== | |||
[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/course/session7/explain_b_pop1.html by evolution] | |||
Because of natural selection, different alleles are more likely to confer a survival advantage in different environments. Cycles of infectious disease prevalence and virulence often reflect natural selection. | |||
