Initial genetic analysis reveals Ice Man, Ötzi, predisposed to cardiovascular disease
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 13:20
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The Ice Man, Ötzi, was genetically predisposed to cardiovascular diseases, according to recent studies. Not only was this genetic predisposition demonstrable in the 5,000-year-old ice mummy, there was also already a symptom in the form of arteriosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries.