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REVENGE OF THE NEANDERTHALS

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Experts are slowly beginning to understand why some of us are more prone to become infected from COVID-19 with higher  mortality rates.  Pre-conditions and older age certainly hurt, and so does economic level.  Now, your genes are coming into play. As only a beginning, if you have Neanderthal genes , that is now almost a pre-condition for COVID-19 mortality, or soon will be.  How do you know if you harbor this cluster of genes?   You can test for your DNA.  Genetics Digest provides some guidelines: Don't necessarily buy a popular brand. Look for the details you want. Find a company with a professional in charge. Top three: #1 CRI Genetics :  two options, $99 and $199 ( supposedly they had a 50% off offer that expired yesterday ) #2 23andMe :  $99, $199 and $499 kits #3 AncestryDNA :  $99 and $119  You need to confirm with them about that Neanderthal gene. In general, what are your odds of harboring this gene  ( the darker the pur...