Skeleton of the Irish Giant

Professor Marta Korbonits looking at the skeleton of the Irish Giant who has the same gene as Brendan Holland (right). A race of giants may have sprung from a mutant gene that first emerged around 1,500 years ago and causes uncontrolled body growth,...

Professor Marta Korbonits looking at the skeleton of the Irish Giant who has the same gene as Brendan Holland (right). A race of giants may have sprung from a mutant gene that first emerged around 1,500 years ago and causes uncontrolled body growth, scientists believe. The “gigantism gene” was identified in the DNA of an 18th century man known as the Irish Giant who stood almost eight feet tall.

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