Study finds modern relatives of Otzi alive and well in Austria

Monday, October 14, 2013 - 09:50 in Paleontology & Archaeology

(Phys.org) —A team of researchers from Innsbruck Medical University has found 19 modern humans living in Austria with the same genetic defect as the ice-man Ötzi, the APA News Agency is reporting. The ice-man was found by German tourists and is believed to have lived approximately 5,300 years ago.

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