The emerging resistance to artemisinin is partly due to the complexity of the parasite and the unstoppable nature of its ability to evolve. But it is also the direct result of greed, for which there is no drug or vaccine. In early 2009 the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the discovery of malaria parasites along the Thai-Cambodia border that were proving resistant to commonly used derivatives of artemisinin called artesunate and anthemeter.

At that time, accession to the office of libationer already involved the conferral of sacred texts.

he was sometimes found in his house, bitterly scolding with his sister, for which being reproved, as he that wronged his indifferencie: What? said he; must this seely woman also serve as a witnesse to my rules?

If the afternoon was fine they strolled together in the park, very slowly, and with pauses to draw breath wherever the ground sloped upward. The slightest effort made the patient cough.