"This finding suggests an extrapair paternity event in his paternal line between the conception of Hendrik van Beethoven in Kampenhout, Belgium in c.1572 and the conception of Ludwig van Beethoven ...

The exact cause of Ludwig van Beethoven’s death ... uncover the root causes of Beethoven’s hearing loss and stomach issues by extracting DNA from strands of his hair almost 200 years after ...

In the autumn of 1802, some 25 years before his death, Ludwig van Beethoven wrote a letter to ... More than two centuries on, researchers have come the closest yet to honouring that wish.

Researchers published a paper this week revealing findings from new DNA testing on hair from Ludwig van Beethoven ... come from the legendary composer. The testing is part of a study into his ...

A portrait of Ludwig van ... Beethoven’s friends kept locks of his hair, which was common practice at that time. The researchers extracted DNA from eight preserved locks thought to have come ...

High levels of lead detected in authenticated locks of Ludwig van ... throughout his life, experienced two attacks of jaundice and faced severe liver disease. It is believed that Beethoven died ...

March 22 (Reuters) - Using five locks of hair, scientists have sequenced the genome of one of history's greatest musical composers - Ludwig van Beethoven - nearly two centuries after his death ...

Five locks taken from Ludwig van Beethoven's head have revealed ... The genetic analysis, conducted on five locks of Beethoven's hair taken as mementos from his head during the last seven years ...

Nearly 200 years after Ludwig van Beethoven’s death, researchers pulled DNA from strands of his hair, searching for clues about the health problems and hearing loss that plagued him. They weren ...