Your neanderthal DNA could put you at greater risk from Covid-19.
New research is showing that what's past really is prologue when it comes to our biological heritage. Buried amidst the 3 billion nucleotide bases that comprise the text of our genome, a tiny fraction of our DNA inherited from our Neanderthal cousins tens of thousands of years ago, has suddenly found itself front and center in our effort to understand and manage the Covid-19 pandemic.