The microscopic yeast that could survive in association with a 5,300-year-old body feels unlikely, almost speculative. Yet the frozen remains of Ötzi, the Copper Age “Iceman” preserved in the Alps and housed in a controlled museum chamber in northern Italy, have provided scientists with an unexpected testing ground for that possibility.

What’s the difference between a person, an artifact, and an ecosystem?

Wetenschappers zijn erin geslaagd om zuurdesembrood te bakken met gist dat in de maag en op de huid van de bevroren ijsmummie Ötzi is gevonden. Het bleken bovendien onbekende…

Ötzi,"el hombre de las nieves", murió por una flecha en la espalda hace 5.300 años.En sus entrañas se conservó levadura con la obtuvieron una masa madre con la que hicieron pan y…

The remains of Ötzi the Iceman, who died 5,300 years ago, contain ancient microbes that are still alive, new research finds.

The microscopic yeast that could survive in association with a 5,300-year-old body feels unlikely, almost speculative. Yet the frozen remains of Ötzi, the Copper Age “Iceman”…