BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Infertility link in iceman's DNA: "Infertility link in iceman's DNA
By Rebecca Morelle
BBC News science reporter
Oetzi the iceman lies in cold storage (AP)
The team used mitochondrial DNA removed from Oetzi's intestine
Oetzi, the prehistoric man frozen in a glacier for 5,300 years, could have been infertile, a new study suggests.
Genetic research, published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, also confirms that his roots probably lie in Central Europe."
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