Researchers from the Max Planck Institute suggest that one single chromosome dpubles the risk of getting severely ill – and we can blame the pre-historic Neanderthals for that. Many of us may be completely unaware we have Neanderthal DNA. But a strange reminder has come in the form of COVID-19. Neanderthal genes are linked to how ill people get with COVID. That’s what scientists are saying. Modern humans and neanderthals split hundreds of anything up to a million years ago. But their genetic remants are still with many of us today. It’s thought some of the genes helped them fight infection. But today it may be a different story. Let’s look at the mysterious world of some of our ancestors and the coronavirus.
Ancient genetics are facing the coronavirus | COVID-19 Special
