Research report 2024 - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Ancient genomes reveal origin and spread of malaria
Authors
Michel, Megan; Warinner, Christina; Krause, Johannes
Departments
Max-Planck-Institut für evolutionäre Anthropologie, Leipzig
Summary
Researchers at the Department of Archaeogenetics at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, have reconstructed the evolutionary history and global spread of malaria over the past 5,500 years, identifying trade, warfare, and colonialism as major catalysts for its dispersal.
