Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. High levels of lead detected in authenticated locks of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair suggest that the composer had lead poisoning, ...

Last year, researchers sequenced the genome of famed composer Ludwig van Beethoven for the first time, based on authenticated locks of hair. The same team has now analyzed two of the locks for toxic ...

Nearly 200 years after his death, Ludwig van Beethoven’s final request has been fulfilled in a way he never could have imagined. A team of scientists has analyzed the genetic material from ...

Genetic analysis of Ludwig van Beethoven's hair has provided new clues into the cause of the great composer's death in 1827 -- as well as evidence of a family scandal. The analysis revealed that ...

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