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Neanderthal and Denisovan Genes – and Covid-19

Neanderthal and Denisovan Genes – and Covid-19

by David Tollen | Feb 23, 2021 | Human Origins & the Paleolithic

The media reported last week that genes from Neanderthals protect many of us against severe Covid-19. Those genes actually come from Denisovans too: another early human species. Unfortunately, a different set of Neanderthal genes increases our chances of serious...
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