"The major genetic risk factor for severe COVID-19 is inherited from Neandertals." Zeberg & Paabo. 2020. [PREPRINT]
Check out CARTA Member, Svante Paabo's (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology), new co-authored #preprint on bioRxiv, which links major genetic risk factor for severe COVID-19 complications with an inherited Neandertal DNA segment.
**As always, please observe the caveat: "bioRxiv is receiving many new papers on coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. A reminder: these are preliminary reports that have not been peer-reviewed. They should not be regarded as conclusive, guide clinical practice/health-related behavior, or be reported in news media as established information."**
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.07.03.186296v1
The New York Times also offers an excellent summary of the research, produced by CARTA Science Writer, Carl Zimmer, who also quotes new CARTA Member, Joshua Akey (Princeton University).
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/04/health/coronavirus-neanderthals.html
