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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. Divers and other Jeju natives share gene variants related to cold tolerance and reduced diving blood pressure.
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