Genomanalyse der Gletschermumie Ötzi

The Iceman, a 5,300-year-old Copper age individual, was discovered in 1991 in the Italian Alps. The Iceman’s genome was decoded for the first time more than 10 years ago. Advances in sequencing technologies since then have now enabled a research team from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and Eurac Research to reconstruct his genome in higher resolution. The results of this recent analysis provide a more comprehensive picture of the Iceman’s genetic history and phenotype.