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COVID-19: Those With This Blood Type Have Higher Chance Of Contracting Virus, Study Shows COVID-19: Those With This Blood Type Have Higher Chance Of Contracting Virus, Study Shows
Covid-19: Those With This Blood Type Have Higher Chance Of Contracting Virus, Study Shows Click here for an updated story - COVID-19: New Studies Shed More Light On Impact Of Blood Type On Virus Those who have one blood type are at higher risk of contracting COVID-19, and those in another are at a lower risk, a study has shown. The four blood types are A, B, AB and O. The findings by a team of European scientists were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Blood Type O had the lowest frequency of disease positivity and Blood Type A the highest, the study revealed. A total of 1,980 patients described as having "severe" respiratory disease in seven Italian …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Long Island Biologist Named MacArthur 'Genius' Long Island Biologist Named MacArthur 'Genius'
Long Island Biologist Named MacArthur 'Genius' A Long Island plant biologist is a MacArthur "genius." Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Zachary Lippman, 41, was named Wednesday, Sept. 25 one of 26 MacArthur Fellowship, often called "genius grant" recipients. Click here for the fellows list.  The fellowship provides exceptional individuals in a variety of fields with backing for their intellectual and professional pursuits. Lippman’s research focuses on the genes that determine when, where, and how many flowers are produced on a plant. Employing a combination of genetic, genom…

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by Donna Christopher