Scientists baked sourdough bread using yeast from a 5,300-year-old mummy
Scientists baked sourdough bread using yeast strains harvested from Ötzi the Iceman, a mummy discovered in 1991 in the Tyrolean Alps near the Italy-Austria border. The yeast was found on or in the body of Ötzi, who is approximately 5,300 years old. Researchers identified four strains of yeast colonizing his skin and guts, according to AllThat's Interesting.com. The study was published in the期刊 *Mi
Scientists baked sourdough bread using yeast strains harvested from Ötzi the Iceman, a mummy discovered in 1991 in the Tyrolean Alps near the Italy-Austria border. The yeast used to bake the bread was found on or in the body of Ötzi, who is approximately 5,300 years old. According to AllThat's Interesting.com, researchers identified four strains of yeast colonizing his skin and guts. The study on this yeast was published in the journal *Microbiome* on June 3, 2026, according to USA Today. Scientists obtained permission to defrost Ötzi’s remains for research, according to SmithsonianMag.com. Ötzi’s remains have been kept at minus six degrees Celsius since discovery, according to CBS News. CBS News reported that Ötzi was killed by an arrow in the back.
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