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Yeast found in iceman’s 5,000-year-old gut has been used to make sourdough
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Researchers have isolated yeast from the preserved gut of Ötzi the Iceman, a 5,300-year-old mummy discovered in the Alps, and used it to make sourdough bread, demonstrating both the preservation of ancient microbes and their viability for modern applications.
Yeast found in iceman’s 5,000-year-old gut has been used to make sourdough
The 5,300-year-old hunter, who was found frozen in the Alps in 1991, has fascinated reseachers for decades.
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