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This year, the 10th annual Photo Competition for United Nations World Ocean Day (UN WOD) received thousands of photo submissions from around the world surrounding the theme, Planet Ocean: Tides Are Changing.
Around 60 per cent of people with South Asian ancestry carry the high-risk gene, researchers say.
UK researchers say they have identified a gene that doubles the risk of dying from COVID-19, providing new insights into why some people are more susceptible.
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British scientists have identified a version of a gene that may be associated with double the risk of lung failure from COVID-19, a finding that provides new insights into why some people are more susceptible than othersto severe illness and which opens possibilities for targeted medicine.
60% of people with South Asian ancestry carry gene known as LZTFL1, study finds