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DNA clue to life at high altitude

Posted: May 18, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Lotsa Lhasa Info |Leave a comment

University of Utah researchers found 10 genes which help Tibetans thrive at heights where others get sick.

Two of the genes are linked to haemoglobin – the substance in blood that transports oxygen round the body.

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