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Good morning! Remember Otzi, the frozen man who was murdered 5,300 years ago? Researchers have identified several species of bacteria and yeast that lived in his gut, on his skin and in his environment in a bid to better preserve Otzi and other mummies. www.scientificamerican.com/article/otzi...
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5,300 years after his death, Ötzi the murdered Iceman’s microbiome is still active
More than 5,300 years after Ötzi’s death, researchers found genetic material from his gut microbiome and identified yeasts that continue to exist despite the mummy being kept below freezing
Adam Kovac