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Infertility link in iceman's DNA
BBC ^ | 2/3/2006 | By Rebecca Morelle BBC News science reporter

Posted on 02/03/2006 12:16:35 PM PST by Red Badger

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To: Red Badger
"At first it was thought Oetzi had died from exposure to the cold, but the wounds on his hands and the arrowhead would seem to indicate he died as a result of injuries he received in a fight."

Ya think?

Dern Apaches!
21 posted on 02/03/2006 12:50:00 PM PST by ryan71
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To: Red Badger

"Her" father and/or brothers probably offed him and then found "her" another people maker.

(I'm rather uneducated on this: how the heck can they tell if a dude was infertile by his DNA? No one else on the planet has it, or what?)


22 posted on 02/03/2006 12:50:54 PM PST by madison10
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To: Red Badger

The reporter has left out the little fact that he had copper poisoning from smelting ore in an enclosed space (during the winter, probably).

These reporters are pathetic.


23 posted on 02/03/2006 12:53:19 PM PST by Wiseghy ("You want to break this army? Then break your word to it.")
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To: madison10

Well, I distinctly remember that when he was found, his dingus was missing.......


24 posted on 02/03/2006 12:56:15 PM PST by Red Badger (...I will bless them that bless thee and those who curse thee I will turn into Liberals..........)
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To: Red Badger
Perhaps his lack of a penis contributed to his infertility.
25 posted on 02/03/2006 12:56:35 PM PST by Physicist
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To: Physicist

....or maybe it was broke back mountin'..........


26 posted on 02/03/2006 12:57:43 PM PST by Red Badger (...I will bless them that bless thee and those who curse thee I will turn into Liberals..........)
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To: Red Badger

"Whaddya mean infertile? Next time do some research"

27 posted on 02/03/2006 12:58:00 PM PST by SGCOS
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To: Red Badger
D'oh, the thread's up for 10 minutes, and you scoop me by 20 seconds! Can't wait on that low-hanging fruit.
28 posted on 02/03/2006 12:58:07 PM PST by Physicist
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To: Brilliant

No. He was killed for showing everyone else a new dance step he discovered.

He called it the Macarena.


29 posted on 02/03/2006 12:59:11 PM PST by kinghorse
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To: Red Badger
Well, I distinctly remember that when he was found, his dingus was missing.......

How do researchers know WHEN said dingus went a-missing?

Probably a eunuch made such to protect some ancient princess-type or the enemy stole the *ahem* dingus as some sort of war prize.

30 posted on 02/03/2006 1:01:44 PM PST by madison10
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To: Red Badger

Haven't any of you people ever been married??? It's crystal clear his wife killed him. She wanted kids, he didn't give her any. Case closed. Cherchez la femme!


31 posted on 02/03/2006 1:18:21 PM PST by Jack Hammer
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So she absconded with the family jewels?............


32 posted on 02/03/2006 1:22:15 PM PST by Red Badger (...I will bless them that bless thee and those who curse thee I will turn into Liberals..........)
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To: Red Badger
"Shriek! Early European White Male Hate Crime!"
33 posted on 02/03/2006 1:52:39 PM PST by pabianice
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To: Red Badger

I understand that a certain vital part of his anatomy chipped off in the process of excavating him, so this article is true even without the DNA tomfoolery (hmmm, sterile, shot with an arrow, and then froze to death -- this guy did not have a good day).


34 posted on 02/03/2006 2:16:16 PM PST by MajorityOfOne
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To: Red Badger

I was fairly common back then to remove the proof of a kill. (male parts) instead of dragging the whole body back, but he had a lot of valuable gear when they found him so I doubt if they would have just taken his privates and not his bow and axe.


35 posted on 02/03/2006 2:58:00 PM PST by bdfromlv (Leavenworth hard time)
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To: Red Badger

I was fairly common back then to remove the proof of a kill. (male parts) instead of dragging the whole body back, but he had a lot of valuable gear when they found him so I doubt if they would have just taken his privates and not his bow and axe.


36 posted on 02/03/2006 2:58:18 PM PST by bdfromlv (Leavenworth hard time)
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To: andrew2527
Perhaps he was missing something from his diet...


37 posted on 02/03/2006 3:02:12 PM PST by Redcloak ("Shiny... Let's be bad guys.")
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"So all his kids were the mailman's?"

Nah, probably a Neanderthal in the woodpile.


38 posted on 02/03/2006 3:10:28 PM PST by wildbill
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To: bdfromlv

Thank God the evolution of culture led to scalping instead.


39 posted on 02/03/2006 3:13:00 PM PST by wildbill
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To: Red Badger
This article says he's related to these mummies found over in China:

The Curse Of The Red-Headed Mummy

40 posted on 02/03/2006 3:18:15 PM PST by blam
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