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Originally Posted by Alawen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I can't add much to the rest of this pissing match, but I took a biological anthropology class at one point and current thinking is that sickle cell gives an advantage in resisting malaria. Here's a Science Daily article about it: Mystery Solved: How Sickle Hemoglobin Protects Against Malaria.

It is known.