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 ...
The good news is, if they didn’t, he’s eligible to run for President of the US. And he’ll do a better job than Zero if he wins. We’ll get the tattoo vote, along with the fur coats on men vote (that’ll nab rappers and a big chunk of high-profile pro athletes).
It’s that dry climate, it really helps.
Dis goes here, dis goes dere...
Probably some Euroqueer got there first. If memory serves, one of the jackwads who found Oetzi tried to pull his fur coat off as a souvenir.
He had me with the bronze bladed ax, woven bark backpack and anti-biotic mushrooms. Otzi had some mad skilz, dewd. ;^)
:’D
This is the major reason that relying on DNA to tell much of anything about geographical origin of anyone.
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