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02/18/2010: DNA Test Results for King Tut, Egypt's famous Boy Pharoah Print E-mail
Thursday, 18 February 2010 20:58

Two years of DNA testing and CT scans on King Tutankhamun have revealed he was a frail boy who suffered from a cleft palate and a club foot.  He likely died of complications from a broken leg exacerbated by malaria and his parents were probably brother and sister!  Read more about the story in the Las Vegas Sun at this link.