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Sickle cell defeated malaria and opened up pastures new

Naked Scientists Special Editions Podcast by Dr Chris Smith

Jul 14, 202600:08:52Science & Medicine

Malaria has been killing humans for at least fifteen thousand years, and our DNA still carries the scars. Ninety percent of the world's malaria cases are in Africa. But this isn't just a modern health crisis. It's writte...

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Sickle cell defeated malaria and opened up pastures new is an episode from Naked Scientists Special Editions Podcast by Dr Chris Smith. Malaria has been killing humans for at least fifteen thousand years, and our DNA still carries the scars...

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Published Jul 14, 2026, 00:08:52 long, audio available.