Chimpanzees bear genetic adaptations that help them thrive in their different forest and savannah habitats, some of which may protect against malaria, according to a study by an international team.
Here’s how it works. Humans are destroying forests all over the world in a process called deforestation. Forests are cleared to make space for agriculture, and so humans can use the wood to make ...
Forest environments, more so than open habitats, are teeming with pathogens like the mosquito-borne parasitic disease malaria. The study found that forest-dwelling chimpanzees showed changes in ...