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Ötzi's frozen remains may harbour metabolically active microbes

New Scientist · Jun 3, 2026, 1:00 AM

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Researchers studying a 5300-year-old mummified man have identified bacteria that lived in his gut when he was alive, as well as cold-tolerant fungi that colonised his body after death

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