Posted on 07/27/2010 6:38:37 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Experts from three institutions have pooled their skills in order to map Ötzi's entire genetic make-up: Albert Zink, Head of the EURAC Institute for Mummies and the iceman, together with Carsten Pusch, from the Institute of Human Genetics at the University of Tübingen and Andreas Keller from the bio-technological firm "febit" in Heidelberg. Together they have reached a historic moment in the study of the 5,000 year old mummy. The two scientists, Zink and Pusch, have been working together for some time and recently published, in collaboration with the Egyptian team led by Zahi Hawass, the latest findings on the life and the medical condition of Tutankhamen and his family.
Running a joint project with bioinformatics expert Andreas Keller turned out to be an ingenious stroke of luck for the two human biologists. Andreas Keller was able to make available the most up-to date sequencing technology, which the scientists then used to decode the millions of building blocks which make up Ötzi's genome, and this in turn enabled them to achieve results which, using previous procedures, would have taken several decades to complete...
The most exciting part of their work is yet to come. The scientists are about to process the enormous quantity of bio-data now available to them which should contain the answers to a great many questions. Are any of Ötzi's descendants still around today and if so, where might they be found? Can any genetic mutations be observed between earlier and present day populations? What conclusions about today's genetic diseases and other prevalent illnesses such as diabetes or cancer can be drawn from the examination of Ötzi's genetic make-up, and his predisposition to various types of ailments? What benefits can be derived from these findings for our own study of genetic medicine?
(Excerpt) Read more at alphagalileo.org ...
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Poor dude died from an arrow in the back,, I think someone should call Columbo.....
...In other news ....a long lost NHS patient was recently discovered in a broom cupboard....”I thought he was just taking a nap” said assistant janitor Bill Mohammad.
See? Europeans invented disco.
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Zero to aide...."Damn! Hooked it right; it's Bush's fault...."
And they never let go of it either.
Were it were that we all look that good when we’re 5,000 years old.
An unexpectedly funny thread. I didn’t know the Ice Man had a name. Did they find his birth certificate?
Yeah, every mention of Zahi Hawass and I ROTFL, then I throw up.... :-))
Unfortunately, as I recall, the people who found him were unable to locate his penis. Sad, really.
I believe there’s one posted on line, but it doesn’t show which hospital he was born in.
Its 10,000 BC, do you know where your penis is?
Damn! It was here just a minute ago.
LOL!
Heh...
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