Why does COVID-19 affect people differently?
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English - July 19, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutes - 6.11 MBScience Technology science research outreach education stem learning academic technology impact scicomm Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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COVID-19 infection can have varying affects an individual’s health. So, in the wake of the pandemic, how can we better determine why some people experience severe illness when contracting COVID-19, and others don’t?
A research team based at Yale University, USA, have identified a particular gene that may explain the significant variation of the disease, showing great promise for improved outcomes for those who contract COVID-19.
Read the Research Features article here
Read the original research here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35262710/