8,000-year-old mutation key to human life at high altitudes: Study identifies genetic basis for Tibetan adaptation

18 agosto 2014

In an environment where others struggle to survive, Tibetans thrive in the thin air of the Tibetan Plateau, with an average elevation of 14,800 feet. A new study is the first to find a genetic cause for the adaptation and demonstrate how it contributes to the Tibetans’ ability to live in low oxygen conditions.
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