The genetic secrets of South Korea's female free-divers

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How do they do it? For centuries, a community of women on South Korea's Jeju Island have been diving without oxygen, holding their breath for several minutes as they harvest seafood from deep under water.
The haenyeo divers have been described as "mermaids" by the BBC. It had previously…

This story appeared on theweek.com, 2025-05-13 00:21:42.
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