Inherited Neanderthal Gene Encodes Genetic Risk for COVID-19
By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/20
Svante Pääbo created the science of detecting Neanderthal DNA in archeological samples (and living humans) almost single-handedly (see Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes). So it will come as little surprise to many that he published a paper in September describing his discovery of a gene derived from our Neanderthal ancestors (and inherited by modern humans) that encodes a risk factor for infection with the etiological agent for COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2....
By: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP