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A Neanderthal skull, flattened by thousands of years of sediment and rock fall, is seen in Shanidar Cave in northern Iraq in an undated photo Reuters According to the study, 63% of the people in Bangladesh carry at least one copy of the genes The variant of the genes responsible for the coronavirus disease were…

The stretch of six genes seems to increase the risk of severe illness from the coronavirus.A researcher excavating a Neanderthal skeleton last year.Credit...Gailan Haji/EPA-EFE/REXJuly 4, 2020A stretch of DNA linked to Covid-19 was passed down from Neanderthals 60,000 years ago, according to a new study.Scientists don’t yet know why this particular segment increases the risk…

A Minneapolis judge on Monday set a tentative trial date for the four former police officers charged in the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in their custody.Judge Peter Cahill set a March 8, 2021, trial for the former officers but did not indicate whether they would be tried separately…

By: Reuters | Updated: June 30, 2020 7:59:17 am This 2020 electron microscope made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention image shows the spherical coronavirus particles from the first US case of COVID-19. (AP)Nearly 300 cases of a rare, life-threatening syndrome in children and adolescents associated with the novel coronavirus have…

Sarah Rahal, The Detroit News Published 7:13 p.m. ET June 27, 2020 | Updated 7:20 p.m. ET June 27, 2020The Ingham County Health Department said Saturday at least 85 people who visited an East Lansing bar have tested positive for the coronavirus.Those infected with the virus visited Harper's Restaurant and Brew Pub, near Michigan State…