The Ancestry of the Malarial Plasmid Revealed

The malaria parasite, plasmodium falciparum, infecting red blood cells (source National Geographic).

Suppose you’re nearing the end of your life. In a strange twist of fate, you won the lottery. You decide to split the jackpot equally between your two children. While one child uses the money to fund a charity dedicated to fighting poverty, the other one uses it to start the crime syndicate he has [...]