Having Neanderthal genes could make you more at risk from severe coronavirus, a study has found. A genetic quirk inherited from the extinct human species, who lived 40,000 to 400,000 years ago, could make people more susceptible to Covid-19. This genetic variation is present in modern-day humans because our ancestors had sex with Neanderthals about 60,000 years ago, researchers say. And those who have the variant, found on chromosome three ...