A Short History of Humanity Quotes

“It’s conceivable that TB, which is transmitted by inhaling airborne droplets, immunized its victims against leprosy,”
― Johannes Krause, A Short History of Humanity: How Migration Made Us Who We Are

“Some of the more successful Neanderthal genes have become especially widespread, such as those affecting immunity. Some Europeans and many South Asians, for example, inherited a gene that causes a much stronger immune reaction to a COVID-19 virus infection. Carriers of the Neanderthal gene are three times more likely to die from this newly emerged virus.”
― Johannes Krause, A Short History of Humanity: A New History of Old Europe