Eight decades after Adolf Hitler‘s death, a new scientific investigation is attempting to decode the dictator’s biology. What made that possible? A blood-stained swatch of fabric, which carries traces of blood from the day Hitler died.
Professor Turi King, the lead geneticist on the research, is also known for identifying the remains of King Richard III. She revealed that she was initially “agonized over it.” But she later took the research to make sure “it’s done in an extremely measured and rigorous fashion.” King also bluntly reflected on the paradox of Hitler’s genetic profile:
