Ancient Ötzi's freeze,
Microbes thrive in glacial chill—
Gut bacteria found.
Microbes thrive in glacial chill—
Gut bacteria found.
More than 5,000 years after his death, Ötzi the Iceman is still hosting a remarkable mix of ancient and modern microorganisms. Researchers separated microbes that lived in his body during his lifetime from those that arrived after his death, uncovering traces of his original gut…