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South Korean Haenyeo Divers’ Extreme Lifestyle Is Shaping Their Genetics


The Haenyeo, an all-female group of divers on South Korea’s Jeju Island, spend much of their lives underwater without equipment—a “superpower” that may be written into their DNA

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