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Scattered through the genomes of humans around the world we can find remnants of a Neanderthal ancestry. In some, this bestows resilience to illness, or even a unique head shape. A rare few, it seems, have inherited the Neanderthals' sensitive side. Evolutionary geneticists have taken a close look at a genetic variation in Neanderthal DNA…

By Christopher Carbone, Fox News April 21, 2020 | 8:17pm Enlarge Image A health worker shows a negative result for coronavirus (Covid-19) test. Andressa Anholete / Getty Images The novel coronavirus has mutated into at least 30 different genetic variations, according to a new study in China. The results showed that medical officials have vastly…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.The novel coronavirus has mutated into at least 30 different genetic variations, according to a new study in China.The results showed that medical officials have vastly underestimated the overall ability of the virus to mutate, in finding that different strains have…

The study was carried out by Professor Li Lanjuan and colleagues from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China and published in a non-peer reviewed paper released on website medRxiv.org on Sunday. 3D medical animation still shot showing the structure of a coronavirus (photo credit: WWW.SCIENTIFICANIMATIONS.COM) A new study in China has found that the novel coronavirus…