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[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/course/session7/explain_b_pop1.html by evolution] | [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. | 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. | ||
=====Two anti-malaria drugs have fewer side effects===== | |||
[https://www.reuters.com/article/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/two-anti-malaria-drugs-have-fewer-side-effects-idUSTRE5964DC/ by Reuters 7/10/09] | |||
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Two drugs used to prevent malaria in travelers appear to have a lower risk of side effects than a third commonly prescribed medication, according to a research review published Tuesday. | |||