LONDON (REUTERS) - British researchers will study the genes of thousands of ill Covid-19 patients to try to crack one of the most puzzling riddles of the novel coronavirus: why does it kill some people but give others not even a mild headache?. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LONDON - British researchers will study the genes of thousands of ill Covid-19 patients to try to crack one of the most puzzling riddles of the novel coronavirus: why does it kill some people but give others not even a mild headache?
Scientists caution that their knowledge of the novel coronavirus, which emerged in China last year, is still modest though they say it is striking how it can be so deadly for some but so mild for others."We think that there will be clues in the genome that will help us understand how the disease is killing people,"Dr Kenneth Baillie, an intensive care doctor who is leading the study at the University of Edinburgh, told Reuters.
But comparing them can be tough. There are 4 million to 5 million differences between any two people so scientists need a big sample, Dr Baillie said.
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