#79446 - Fri 10 Feb 201211:00:AMMountain Maladies: Genetic Screening Susses Out Susceptibility to Altitude Sickness
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On his 27th birthday, David Hillebrandt and his wife Sally began to climb Mount Kenya, the second-highest mountain in Africa after Kilimanjaro. Instead of gearing up and heading straight for the mountain's tallest peak--which reaches 5,199 meters--the couple started their journey more leisurely, trekking through scenic ridges and valleys around the mountain at an altitude of about 3,000 meters. [More]
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