Researchers used DNA from Beethoven's hair to shed light on his poor health—and stumbled upon a family secret

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Mar 26, 2023, 2:20 pm485 ptsHot
Many astonishingly creative people have lived lives cut tragically short by illness. Johannes Vermeer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jane Austen, Franz Schubert and Emily Brontë are some famous examples.

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Researchers used DNA from Beethoven's hair to shed light on his poor health—and stumbled upon a family secret

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