How South #Korea’s legendary Haenyeo free divers evolved for life underwater
« A genetic analysis revealed that gene variants associated with reduced blood pressure, cold water tolerance and red blood cell count — which is related to oxygen-carrying capacity — are more common in people from #Jeju, regardless of whether they dive themselves, than in other South Koreans. »
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/07/science/haenyeo-south-korea-divers-evolution