Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology claim that people with Neanderthal genes are also at higher risk of developing severe Covid-19. A further analysis revealed that this version is very similar to the DNA sequences of 50,000-year-old Neanderthals from Croatia. Hugo Zeberg, who led the study, said: “It turns out that this gene variant was inherited by modern humans from the Neandertals when they interbred some 60,000 years ago. According to the researchers, it’s particularly common among people in South Asia, while in Europe around one in six carry the risk variant. Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8 Cancel Play nowMeanwhile, the risk variant is almost non-existent in Africa and East Asia.

Source: Daily Mirror October 01, 2020 06:59 UTC