Episode 433. Investigating myself. Topic: Covid-19 and Neanderthals.

Do Neanderthals have anything to do with the current Covid-19 pandemic? It turns out genes inherited from Neanderthals influence the severity of Covid-19 symptoms. How did we figure this out? How can that be?
 
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Methodology notes:
 Zeberg H, Pääbo S. The major genetic risk factor for severe COVID-19 is inherited from Neanderthals. Nature. 2020;587(7835):610-612. doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2818-3