DNA analysis identifies senior officer from Franklin's ill-fated 1845 expedition
The skeletal remains of a senior officer of Sir John Franklin's 1845 Northwest Passage expedition have been identified by researchers from the University of Waterloo and Lakehead University using DNA and genealogical analyses.
Crewmember of 150-year-old lost expedition identified using DNA by Ontario researchers
Ontario university researchers say they used DNA samples to identify a second crew member from Sir John Franklin's ill-fated 1845 Northwest Passage expedition.
DNA test helps identify sailor from doomed Arctic expedition
James Fitzjames was one of the captains of British explorer Sir John Franklin's two ships that went missing in 1845.
Another Franklin expedition crew member has been identified
The skeletal remains of a senior officer of Sir John Franklin's 1845 Northwest Passage expedition have been identified using DNA and genealogical analyses.
Living on through DNA: Another crew member identified from the 1845 Franklin expedition
The skeletal remains of a crew member from Sir John Franklin's 1845 Northwest Passage expedition was identified in a joint study by researchers from the University of Waterloo and Lakehead University.
Scientists use DNA to identify bones, find descendants of Franklin expedition sailor
Human remains resting in a remote Arctic cairn, visible emblems of one of the North's most enduring mysteries, finally have a name.
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