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Dna from beethoven’s hair solves a 200 year mystery

Two centuries after Ludwig van Beethoven’s death, a few strands of his hair have given scientists their clearest view yet of ...
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200-year-old preserved lock of Beethoven's hair reveals new secrets about the musician

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DNA from Beethoven's hair offers clues on his life, death

Nearly 200 years after Ludwig van Beethoven's death, researchers pulled DNA from strands of his hair, searching for clues about the health problems and hearing loss that plagued him. They weren't able ...
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Beethoven’s Genome Reveals Clues to His Bad Health and Early Death

The researchers studied eight locks of hair associated with Ludwig van Beethoven. The Hiller lock (pictured above) turned out not to be a genuine lock of Beethoven’s hair; in fact, genetic analysis ...
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Beethoven’s hair reveals new insights into the composer’s health issues

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” is one of the first songs ...