DNA study of ancient Eastern Arabians reveals protection against malaria
People living in ancient Eastern Arabia apparently became resistant to malaria after they began to farm in the region about 5,000 years ago. A DNA analysis of the remains of four individuals from Tylos-period Bahrain (300 BCE to 600 CE), the first ancient genomes from Eastern Arabia, revealed the malaria-protective G6PD Mediterranean mutation in three […]
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