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Malaria's origins and a potential new treatment
Malaria's origins and a potential new treatment
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Oct 17, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
A variety of malarial parasites have existed amongst the great apes for millennia. How did one of them jump species and why did humans became its preferred host? And from Antarctica we hear about a potential new treatment for malaria found in a deep sea sponge.
Also, why improved monitoring is changing our perceptions of earthquakes and the story of an endangered Polynesian snail.
Presenter: Roland Pease
Producer: Julian Siddle
(Photo: Gorilla. Credit: Hermes Images/AGF/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Also, why improved monitoring is changing our perceptions of earthquakes and the story of an endangered Polynesian snail.
Presenter: Roland Pease
Producer: Julian Siddle
(Photo: Gorilla. Credit: Hermes Images/AGF/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Released:
Oct 17, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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