Episode 91
Slave Trade, Neanderthals, & COVID
A severe COVID risk factor in our genes; tracking the translatlantic slave trade; and a genetics video game...
Naked Genetics, from the Naked Scientists · Will Tingle
October 16, 202028m 22s
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Show Notes
This week: a risk factor for severe COVID that comes from Neanderthals; using genes to track the millions transported as slaves across the Atlantic; a doctor runs through the list of what coronavirus mutations are worth watching out for; and learning population genetics from a video game... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
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