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Upgrades to Colorado and Wyoming Historic Newspaper Websites

February 19, 2021Anyone who has  done any genealogical or historical research in Colorado knows that the Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection (https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/ ) is the go-to spot to find digitized copies of newspapers published in Colorado.     Their title coverage ranges from 1859 through 2020, although due to copyright restrictions most of the coverage is …

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Some Neandertal Genes in People Today May Protect Against Severe COVID-19

A new study looked at a stretch of DNA on chromosome 12 where a haplotype — a cluster of genetic variants that are inherited together — that affects susceptibility to the coronavirus is located. For each copy of the Neandertal haplotype a person inherited, the risk of needing intensive care fell approximately 22 percent, researchers …

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Some Neandertal Genes in People Today May Protect Against Severe COVID-19

A new study looked at a stretch of DNA on chromosome 12 where a haplotype — a cluster of genetic variants that are inherited together — that affects susceptibility to the coronavirus is located. For each copy of the Neandertal haplotype a person inherited, the risk of needing intensive care fell approximately 22 percent, researchers …

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