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Interesting read, not quite sure that nature has an answer to everything, then again why should it?
[bbc.com]

Pompey 6 May 4
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Maybe nature still is working on the questions? (I'm not really sure that means much, but it felt clever to say.) šŸ™‚

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I think the main questions that I would be asking are:
Apart from infecting humans, with sometimes fatal consequences, what are the other effects of malaria, (i.e. does it keep down other animal populations that are preparatory/ food to/ of what?).
How are we going to support increased populations, many of which are already dying from starvation and malnutrition, in areas where this will affect human survival. What are the ethical implications of our ability/ willingness to support these new found survivors? I’m not suggesting we let people die, by the way, just saying we might want to look into a practical response.

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nature always has an answer, you just might not like it.

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Definitely an interesting read, and sounds quite promising. In places where malaria is endemic, it wreaks utter havoc on lives. It would be great to find a strategy that stopped the relay before becoming a human problem.

Amzungu Level 8 May 4, 2020
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of course it does we just have t know how to find it

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read that earlier today (love the BBC) and very interesting indeed

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