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The Spanish Habsburg kings should have studied genetics

For nearly 900 years Europe’s most successful ruling dynasty, the Habsburgs, used marriage to consolidate their power. But intermarrying eventually contributed to their downfall. Geneticist Kevin O’Dell explains how they could have avoided their demise if only they’d had a subscription to BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES REVIEW

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