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…
Protester Sam Grocott says he was hit by a silver BMW during a protest march that stopped traffic on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo on Tuesday."I do feel that he assaulted me with his car so I want whatever can be done to be done about that," Grocott said.He says the driver of the…
New U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines on education and child care come down hard in favor of opening schools, saying children don't suffer much from coronavirus, are less likely than adults to spread it and suffer from being out of school.But the new guidelines posted Thursday do recommend that local officials should…
Cape May County officials announced the re-opening of a drive-thru coronavirus test site Thursday, spurred by higher demand due to the increase in tourists visiting during the peak summer season.This past weekend, Cape Regional Health System reported to the county that of 60% of the COVID-19 swabs they conducted were for patients who don’t have…
A new report out of South Africa shows a “huge discrepancy” in the number of reported coronavirus-related deaths and the number of “excess deaths” from natural causes as COVID-19 cases spike across the country.The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) released a report Wednesday showing 17,000 excess deaths from May 6 to July 14, while 6,000 coronavirus related…