Why Scientists Used a 5,000-Year-Old Mummy to Bake Freaky Sourdough Bread

Ötzi the Iceman: Ancient microbes are dormant but alive thousands of years after mummy’s death

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

Why Scientists Used a 5,000-Year-Old Mummy to Bake Freaky Sourdough Bread

Scientists scooped off some gunk from a guy who’d been dead for over 5000 years and made bread with it...why, though?

Researchers turn 5,000-year-old mummy into sourdough bread

Do you remember Ötzi, the Iceman? The 5,000-year-old mummy who has given researchers a unique insight into life during the Copper Age, but who has now also contributed to something far more unexpected. Ötzi has, in fact, now been turned into sourdough bread. Thanks to researchers who identified and cultured yeast strains found on Ötzi's body, they've been able to bake bread that, according to them, rose in a way that closely resembles what's av…

The 5,300-year-old ingredient scientists just baked with

There are some scientific discoveries that make you stop and read the headline twice. This is one of them. For thousands of years, certain foods, drinks, and ingredients have disappeared into history, seemingly lost forever. Yet modern science has a remarkable way of bringing the past back to life in unexpected ways. Sometimes that means analysing ancient remains to learn how people once lived. Sometimes it means uncovering clues about what our …