There is considerable variation in life expectancy across different countries and even between different population groups and individuals within the same country. Genetic predisposition to major diseases, contributing to early death in adult life, has often been incriminated as a key determinant of shortened life expectancy. How much do our acquired living habits determine the risk of dying from such …
Coronavirus particles emerge from the surface of cells cultured in the lab in this image from a transmission electron microscope. Scientists who sifted through the genetic data of nearly 50,000 COVID-19 patients have discovered 13 key locations among the human genome’s 3 billion base pairs that may influence a person’s susceptibility to a coronavirus infection or their risk of developing …
