DNA analysis identifies four more sailors from Sir John Franklin's 1845 Arctic expedition, bringing the total identified to six. University of Waterloo researchers matched skeletal remains with living descendants.
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DNA matches identify four more sailors from Franklin expedition
4 Sailors New identifications
6 Total identified from expedition
1845 Expedition year
DNA Analysis With Descendant Matching Research method
6 Of Franklin Crew total identified
4 New sailors identified