Prehistoric fossils were found under the ground in New Zealand from minkes and whales that lived 27.5 million years ago. This proves the theory of evolution even farther because these fossils belong to land animals that eventually evolved into the whales that we know of today. These fossils prove that the prehistoric whales had no teeth or brissles. Until now scientists have known very little about these creatures but they can now use this information in other works.
One Step Closer to a Malaria Vaccine
Malaria attacks and kills a child under the age of five every two minutes and for decades has been without a cure or a vaccine. Recently, researches restudied the R21 vaccine that has been in development in the UK and discovered that when used in a specific time period, is 77% effective at stopping malaria. This is providing a lot of hope as it is the first malaria vaccine to cross the 75% effectiveness line. Just in 2019 alone, 229 million cases of malaria killed about 405k of those infected. It is an extremely complex disease with over 140 vaccines in trial. However, this vaccine was not permitted yet as it must go through more trials and approvals to confirm it safe for use. This is a really good leap in the development for an extremely dangerous disease as the WHO wanted this by 2030. The more people step in and work together to develop a vaccine as they did for Covid-19, the quicker new medical innovations will be created for diseases like malaria. Article
This is interesting that this further proves the theory of evolution while there are still many skeptics but more evidence is always good whether it proves or disproves the theory.
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