Scientists bake sourdough bread using 5,000-year-old yeast from Ötzi the Iceman
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Guardian staff reporter
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Scientists have successfully baked sourdough bread using yeast strains harvested from Ötzi the Iceman, a 5,000-year-old mummy preserved in Alpine ice. The yeast was extracted from Ötzi's remains, which have been extensively studied since his discovery in 1991. The research team now plans to explore using these ancient yeast strains to brew beer as well.
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· 3 pulledScientists have baked a sourdough loaf of bread using yeast strains harvested from a 5,000-year-old mummy
The yeast came from Ötzi the Iceman, a famous corpse remarkably preserved by being frozen in Alpine ice near the Italy-Austria border until he was discovered in 1991
Ötzi has been the subject of intense study since he was found and has shed much light on pre-historic European people and their way of life
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