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Friday, January 08, 2016

Helicobacter Pylori In Otzi's Stomach

Science Daily: Pathogens found in Ice Man's stomach - Scientists discover Helicobacter pylori in the contents of Otzi's stomach -- along with some unexpected insights into the coexistence of man and bacterium
summary - Scientists are continually unearthing new facts about Homo sapiens from the mummified remains of Otzi, the Copper Age man, who was discovered in a glacier in 1991. Researchers have now succeeded in demonstrating the presence of Helicobacter pylori in Otzi's stomach contents, a bacterium found in half of all humans today.

2 comments:

Ed said...

Very cool. They have an idea what he looked like!

Jim Sande said...

Remarkably like that one militia guy in Oregon...