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Researchers identify additional victims from infamous Arctic disaster around 180 years ago: ‘Catastrophic loss’

Around 180 years after Sir John Franklin’s doomed expedition to find the Northwest Passage ended in disaster, researchers have identified four additional crew members through DNA analysis. The new research, shedding light on one of history’s most infamous Arctic tragedies, was led by researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.  The…