Like anything with health, it is the system not the parts that matter. > Q: What are the implications of women’s genetic superiority for the current coronaviru

Like anything with health, it is the system not the parts that matter. > Q: What are the implications of women’s genetic superiority for the current coronavirus pandemic? > A simplified way of thinking about that is this: A specific gene on the X chromosome, TLR-7, is often used to recognize single-stranded RNA viruses like the novel coronavirus. Having two versions gives them an advantage in recognizing the virus. > Additionally, we think that COVID-19 uses its spike protein to enter cells in the body. They do that by unlocking the ACE2 protein on the surface of the cell. And, as it turns out, the ACE2 gene is on the X chromosome. Which means all of men’s cells are using that same [version of the] ACE2 gene. So if they unfortunately encounter a strain of COVID-19 that has a spike protein that can perfectly unlock their ACE2 and enter their cells, men are in big trouble quickly. > On the other hand, in females’ cells, 50 percent are going to be using likely a slightly different version of the ACE2 than other cells. It’s much more difficult for a strain of corona to have a spike protein that could equally infect both populations of cells. https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/the-reason-more-men-die-from-covid-19-may-lie-in-their-chromosomes https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/the-reason-more-men-...