Malaria parasite may have come from gorillas, scientists say

New research suggests the bug didn't pass from chimpanzees to humans as previous studies had indicated.One of the nastiest of the parasites that cause malaria may have originated in gorillas, scientists say after analyzing thousands of samples of primate feces. The findings may clear chimpanzees of much of the blame.

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