Sir John Franklin

Mummified Crew Remains Of Ill-Fated Franklin Expedition Undergo DNA Identification

Medicine & Technology Apr 25, 2017

A two-ship expedition was sent in 1845 to find a Northwest Passage, linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans that got trapped in ice. DNA from the mummified remains of the crew members of Franklin expedition shows some to be women.

Sir John Franklin

Mummified Crew Remains Of Ill-Fated Franklin Expedition Undergo DNA Identification

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