Cannibalised remains from doomed 1845 British Arctic expedition finally identified
Identification was made possible thanks to DNA sample from living descendant of Captain James Fitzjames
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Scurvy, hypothermia and cannibalism: DNA sheds light on victim of Northwest Passage expedition
Three Canadian researchers used DNA extracted from a molar to identify Capt James Fitzjames of the doomed 1845 expedition
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