This photo provided by researchers in March 2023, shows the Stumpff Lock, from composer Ludwig van Beethoven, in a laboratory at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Germany. Hundreds of years after Beethoven’s death, researchers have pulled DNA from strands of his hair — and found clues about what killed him, according to a study published Wednesday March 22, 2023. (Anthi Tiliakou via AP) 
This photo provided by the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, San Jose State University in March 2023, shows the Moscheles Lock, from composer Ludwig van Beethoven, with an inscription by former owner Ignaz Moscheles. Hundreds of years after Beethoven’s death, researchers have pulled DNA from strands of his hair — and found clues about what killed him, according to a study published Wednesday March 22, 2023. (Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, San Jose State University via AP) 
The last piano of world famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven is displayed at the Beethoven Haus in Bonn, Germany, on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. An international team of researchers led by Cambridge University have pulled Beethoven’s genome from locks of his hair to look for clues about his many health problems. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) 
The Beethoven Haus, where world famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven was born and lived in Bonn, Germany, is pictured on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. An international team of researchers led by Cambridge University have pulled Beethoven’s genome from locks of his hair to look for clues about his many health problems. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) 
A large graffiti of world famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven is painted on a house in the city center of his birthplace Bonn, Germany, on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. An international team of researchers led by Cambridge University have pulled Beethoven’s genome from locks of his hair to look for clues about his many health problems. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) 
Dr. Axel Schmidt, co author of the study from the Institute of Human Genetics at the University Hospital shows the genome of world famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven on a computer screen during an interview with The Associated Press in Bonn, Germany, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. An international team of researchers led by Cambridge University have pulled Beethoven’s genome from locks of his hair to look for clues about his many health problems. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) 
Dr. Axel Schmidt, co author of the study from the Institute of Human Genetics at the University Hospital gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in Bonn, Germany, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. An international team of researchers led by Cambridge University have pulled Beethoven’s genome from locks of his hair to look for clues about his many health problems. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) 
A statue of world famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven is stands in the city center of his birthplace Bonn, Germany, on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. An international team of researchers led by Cambridge University have pulled Beethoven’s genome from locks of his hair to look for clues about his many health problems. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
What made Beethoven sick? DNA from his hair offers clues
