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  1. Humans

    A gene variant partly explains why Peruvians are among the world’s shortest people

    A gene variant reduces some Peruvians’ height by about 2 centimeters, on average, the biggest effect on stature found for a common variation in DNA.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Health & Medicine

    The new COVID-19 drug remdesivir is here. Now what?

    Remdesivir may shorten recovery time for some people, but it isn’t available to everyone and it won’t end the pandemic on its own.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Health & Medicine

    Kids can develop severe complications from COVID-19 in rare cases

    Respiratory failure has occurred in some infected children and an emerging inflammatory disease may be connected to the coronavirus.