Scientists have baked bread from yeast that grew inside a 5,300-year-old mummy.

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• Scientists discovered yeast in the intestines of an ancient iceman and baked bread.
  Scientists have discovered that yeast has been growing in the intestines of the frozen mummy known as Otzi the Iceman for thousands of years and told AFP they used it to...
• Scientists have used the insides of a 5,300-year-old mummy to make "a very, very good sourdough starter for bread.".
  NEED TO KNOW: After months of experiments, researchers have successfully used the ancient yeast of Ötzi, the Ice Man, to bake sourdough bread. Ötzi's preserved remains contain living microorganisms...
• A sourdough made from yeast found inside Europe's oldest mummy.
  Ancient yeast that lived inside the frozen body of Ötzi the Iceman, a 5,300-year-old man, has been used to make "a very, very good sourdough starter." Scientists...
• Scientists are making sourdough bread using yeast found in a 5,000-year-old mummy.
  Scientists have baked sourdough bread using yeast strains recovered from a 5,000-year-old mummy and are now planning to see if they can be used for brewing beer.
• Scientists have discovered black mold inside the Chernobyl reactor that thrives on radiation.
  Most organisms avoid radiation. But that's not the case here. Inside the ruins of Reactor No. 4, where a lethal dose accumulates in minutes, researchers discovered dark, melanized...
• Scientists have broken a 30-year record for superconductivity by creating a material with zero resistance that operates at normal pressure.
  A team of researchers from the University of Houston announced a new record for superconductivity, having created a material capable of conducting electricity with zero resistance at normal pressure and at higher...
• Scientists claim to have discovered fungi that transform dead Martian soil into fertile farmland.
  Once the first humans land on the surface of Mars, they will have to show incredible ingenuity to transform the desolate and hostile environment into a land fit for permanent habitation...
• Scientists believe they have found a way for people to restore lost vision.
  Here's what you'll learn from reading this study: The animal kingdom is full of examples of species that can fully restore their vision, but unfortunately, humans are not one of them....
• There are hidden floors inside skyscrapers that most people never see—here's why.
  Skyscrapers are often distinguished by their apparent height and glittering facades, but much of their complexity lies beneath the surface. Behind the numbered floors and observation decks lies...
• Scientists have discovered something resembling a ring-shaped "planetary factory" in outer space.
  Astronomers have discovered a "planet factory" in space that could explain the origin of the bizarre meteorites scattered across Earth. Beyond Jupiter's orbit lies a ring-shaped region saturated with gas and...
• Scientists have discovered a new, elusive chameleon in the forests of Mozambique and named it after Jane Goodall.
  A newly discovered chameleon in Mozambique is a reminder that some of nature's most important discoveries are still hiding in plain sight—or, in this case,...
• Frozen cheese bread has been recalled due to a risk of salmonella contamination.
  If you've recently purchased frozen pizza from stores like Costco, Target, Walmart, Kroger, or Publix, you might want to check your freezer. May 30...
• Scientists have discovered a cosmic "Rosetta Stone" that could help decipher mysterious signals from deep space.
  Just a few years ago, a strange signal was received from the plane of the Milky Way. It was something astronomers had never seen before: a pulsation with a radio rhythm, too...
• Scientists have discovered "messages from the dead" on the walls of an ancient tomb.
  Here's what you'll learn by reading this story: 4,000-year-old rock paintings created by the Trialeti culture of the South Caucasus reveal ancient beliefs and customs. Some of these...
• Scientists claim to have solved the mystery of a dozen strange signals from deep space.
  Since 2022, astronomers have been tracking extremely unusual bursts of radio emission, repeating at precisely defined intervals ranging from minutes to hours. Some of them last more than...
• Scientists claim that in the future, an electric contact lens that works in 1 minute could replace LASIK without eye surgery.
  While LASIK has helped many people improve their vision, researchers are testing another approach that sounds almost like the future: an electrical device similar to a contact lens that alters...
• Scientists believe that a cosmic particle accelerator sent a mysterious particle directly to Earth.
  A new paper published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics puts forward an intriguing theory: a previously unexplained neutrino could have been beamed down to Earth...
• Powerful explosions have rocked the East Coast for over 300 years. Scientists have finally found the source of these sonic booms.
  Here's what you'll learn after reading this story: The phenomenon of the "Seneca guns" or "Seneca drums" - deep, echoing sounds emanating from Seneca Lake in New York State -...
• The legendary giant squid has been discovered in deep canyons off the coast of Western Australia, and scientists have discovered 226 species of marine life.
  A rare giant squid has been discovered in deep-sea canyons off the coast of Western Australia, with traces of its genetic material found in the water. According to Smithsonian Magazine, the discovery occurred...
• Scientists have discovered that something living lives in the fog.
  There's something living in the fog. I repeat: there's something living in the fog. This may sound like a twisted interpretation of a classic John Carpenter film or the tagline for Apple's new horror series...