South Korea’s ‘sea women’ are genetically adapted for their tough trade. 🌊👩🏫 Generations of Haenyeo have dived to harvest food in freezing waters❄️—and their DNA reflects it. Divers and other Jeju natives share gene variants related to cold tolerance 🧬 and reduced diving blood pressure. 💧
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#Haenyeo #SouthKorea #ColdTolerance #CulturalHeritage #GeneticAdaptation
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South Korea’s ‘sea women’ are genetically adapted for their tough trade
Generations of Haenyeo have dived to harvest food in freezing waters—and their DNA reflects it.
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