A Coronavirus Epidemic Hit 20,000 Years Ago, New Study Finds

A few dozen human genes rapidly evolved in ancient East Asia to thwart coronavirus infections, scientists say. Those genes could be crucial to today ’s pandemic.
Source: NYT Health - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tags: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Genetics and Heredity Research DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) History (Academic Subject) your-feed-science Source Type: news