Video in the News: Where Is Columbus Buried?

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Using 500-year-old bones of relatives of Christopher Columbus, Spanish geneticists at the University of Granada are hoping to settle a matter of national pride. Their DNA study aims to put to rest the mystery of whether the explorer's remains are on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola or inside the Cathedral of Seville.

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