How locks of hair helped sequence Beethoven's DNA
A new study helps fulfill a wish from the famed composer that doctors describe his debilitating and progressive hearing loss to the world.
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A new study helps fulfill a wish from the famed composer that doctors describe his debilitating and progressive hearing loss to the world.
Using five hair locks, scientists found the composer was genetically predisposed to liver disease and had hepatitis B.
Nearly 200 years after Beethoven's death, researchers have pulled DNA from strands of his hair — and found clues about what killed him.
Five locks of hair give insight into his fatal liver disease
Science unlocks Beethoven's health secrets! Analysis of his hair has revealed hereto unknown information about his actual cause of death.