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DNA identifies four more crew members of doomed Franklin expedition
Researchers at the University of Waterloo identified four more members of Sir John Franklin's 1845 expedition through DNA analysis of skeletal remains matched with living descendants' DNA samples. The
Researchers at the University of Waterloo identified four more members of Sir John Franklin's 1845 expedition through DNA analysis of skeletal remains matched with living descendants' DNA samples. These identifications bring the total number of identified Franklin expedition sailors to six. The identifications deepen understanding of the expedition's final stages and solve a 166-year-old mystery about one sailor's identity.
Source: Ars Technica | 2026-05-08