[chris (OP)]

Jaodun has written to ask:

Are the genetic adaptations to high altitude similar in Ethiopian and Sherpa people?

Just happened I listened on the same day to a podcast covering the recent study of Sherpas and yours from a couple of years ago with genetics of a 6000 year old Ethiopian.

What does everyone think?

[evan_au]

At the turn of the 21st century, it was reported that the genetic make-up of the respiratory components of the Tibetan and the Ethiopian populations are significantly different

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-altitude_adaptation_in_humans#Genetic_basis