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fromArs Technica
4 days ago

DNA identifies four more crew members of doomed Franklin expedition

Cold, dark, silt-covered conditions preserved HMS Erebus and HMS Terror artifacts, enabling later DNA-based identification of Franklin expedition crew members.
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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
5 days ago
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Skeletons of four doomed Franklin Expedition sailors identified with DNA

DNA analysis identified four members of the 1845 Franklin Arctic expedition, bringing total identified remains to six of 129 crew members who perished attempting to traverse the Northwest Passage.
fromMail Online
6 days ago
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DNA samples confirm identities of four Franklin Expedition members

DNA analysis has identified four crew members who died in Sir John Franklin's 1845 expedition, solving a 180-year-old mystery.
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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
5 days ago

Skeletons of four doomed Franklin Expedition sailors identified with DNA

DNA analysis identified four members of the 1845 Franklin Arctic expedition, bringing total identified remains to six of 129 crew members who perished attempting to traverse the Northwest Passage.
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fromArchitectural Digest
2 months ago

In Greenland, Design Meets Glaciers, Gravesites, and a Galactic Ocean

Modern expedition cruising makes remote Arctic sites like Beechey Island and Franklin’s wrecks accessible, blending comfortable travel with encounters of historical tragedy and extreme conditions.
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