the well tempered blog (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Scientists are locked in a battle with the Polish government over their request to test the heart of Frédéric Chopin for evidence he suffered from cystic fibrosis. They believe the Polish composer was not a victim of tuberculosis, as commonly supposed, but died because he suffered from one of Europe's most widespread hereditary disorders.
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
It looks as though they're never going to get to the heart of the matter of what caused the death of Frederic Chopin.Poland has rejected a request to carry out a DNA test on the 19th-century composer's heart to determine whether he suffered from cystic fibrosis, a culture ministry spokesman said yesterday. ''Currently there is no justification, or legal possibility to carry out such tests,''...
Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
Like a religious relic, the heart of composer Frederic Chopin rests in a Warsaw church, untouched since it was preserved in alcohol after his death in 1849 at age 39.
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
Like a religious relic, the heart of composer Frederic Chopin rests in a Warsaw church, untouched since it was preserved in alcohol after his death in 1849 at age 39.
OTB News (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Like a religious relic, the heart of composer Frederic Chopin rests in a Warsaw church, untouched since it was preserved in alcohol after his death in 1849 at age 39. And that’s how the Polish government wants to keep it….
Warsaw (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
Like a religious relic, the heart of composer Frederic Chopin rests in a Warsaw church, untouched since it was preserved in alcohol after his death ...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
THE Polish government has refused a request from scientists to DNA-test the heart of composer Frédéric Chopin to see if he died from cystic fibrosis and not tuberculosis as h
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Like a religious relic, the heart of composer Frederic Chopin rests in a Warsaw church, untouched since it was preserved in alcohol after his death in 1849 at age 39. And that's how the Polish government wants to keep it.
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Like a religious relic, the heart of composer Frederic Chopin rests in a Warsaw church, untouched since it was preserved in alcohol after his death in 1849 at age 39. And that's how the Polish government wants to keep it....
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
WARSAW, Poland -- Like a religious relic, the heart of composer Frederic Chopin rests in a Warsaw church, untouched since it was preserved in alcohol after his death in 1849 at age 39.
Time (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
Like a religious relic, the heart of composer Frederic Chopin rests in a Warsaw church, untouched since it was preserved in alcohol after his death in 1849 at age 39
ABC News (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Like a religious relic, the heart of composer Frederic Chopin rests in a Warsaw church, untouched since it was preserved in alcohol after his death in 1849 at age 39.Frederic Chopin, Polish composer and pianist of the romantic school, is shown in this undated photo. Chopin was born in 1810 near Warsaw, and died of tuberculosis in 1849 near Paris.(AP Photo)And that's...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
THE Polish government has refused a request from scientists to DNA test the heart of composer Frederic Chopin to determine how he died.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
WARSAW, Poland — Like a religious relic, the heart of composer Frederic Chopin rests in a Warsaw church, untouched since it was...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
Like a religious relic, the heart of composer Frederic Chopin rests in a Warsaw church, untouched since it was preserved in alcohol after his death in 1849 at age 39.
