October 01, 2020

Neanderthal Genes Linked To Severe COVID-19; Mosquitoes Cannot Transmit The Coronavirus-Reuters

A group of genes passed down from extinct human cousins is linked with a higher risk for severe COVID-19, researchers say. When they compared the genetic profiles of about 3,200 hospitalized COVID-19 patients and nearly 900,000 people from the general population, they found that a cluster of genes on chromosome 3 inherited from Neanderthals who lived more than 50,000 years ago is linked with 60% higher odds of needing hospitalization. Reuters, 10/01/2020