Black Death genetic variant also protects against COVID-19
A genetic variant understood to have protected people against the Black Death, has been shown to also be protective against severe COVID-19, a study has found...
Dr Semyon Bodian is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews, having originally joined the publication under the auspices of its writing scheme. He has completed a PhD in Medical Physics at University College London (UCL), where his research focused on developing nanocomposite materials for use in multimodality imaging, with a specific interest in minimally invasive surgery. He also has a master's degree in Chemistry from UCL.
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