Scientists unlock DNA clues in Beethoven’s hair to analyse why he was plagued by illnesses
A statue of Beethoven in Vienna. Photo: Karl Allen Lugmayer
Maddie Burakoff
Nearly 200 years after Ludwig van Beethoven’s death, researchers pulled DNA from strands of his hair, searching for clues about the health problems and hearing loss that plagued him.
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