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Scientists use yeast from body of Ötzi the Iceman to make “very very good” sourdough

Gail P Sherman
Jun 04, 2026
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Yeast survived for millenia inside a mummy, and can still be used to make bread.

About 5300 years ago, a Tyrolean man died after being shot in the shoulder with an arrow. His body was so well-preserved in the Alpine ice on the border of Italy and Austria that it was initially believed to be that of a recently deceased hiker. The man, dubbed the Iceman, o…

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