Tyrolean Iceman 'Ötzi' (IMAGE)
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Since 2012, which is when Ötzi’s genome was sequenced for the first time, DNA sequencing technologies have advanced enormously. This new study reveals that compared to other contemporary Europeans, Ötzi’s genome had an unusually high proportion of genes in common with those of early farmers from Anatolia, that his skin was darker than previously thought, and that he was likely bald or had little hair on his head when he died.
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© South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology/Eurac/Marco Samadelli-Gregor Staschitz
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The image may only be used in connection with reporting on the article/research by Ke Wang et al. (2023).
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