DNA, Cheese
The World's Oldest Cheese Was Buried in a Chinese Tomb 3,600 Years Ago. Now, Scientists Have Sequenced Its DNA
About 20 years ago, researchers discovered three ancient mummies in China. They had a strange white substance smeared around their necks, which turned out to be chunks of preserved cheese. Dating back around 3,
DNA from 3,600-year-old cheese sequenced by scientists
Scientists have sequenced DNA from 3,600-year-old cheese, the oldest in the archaeological record. The intact cheese was found with mummified remains in China.
Scientists in China extract DNA from world’s oldest cheese - and what it can tell us about modern diets
Cheese dating back to the Bronze Age has shed light on our ancestors’ diets - and hold lessons for the present day
DNA from world’s oldest cheese extracted from an unusual source — mummies
Scientists have successfully pulled a DNA strand from what they believe to be the world’s oldest cheese, yanking it from Bronze Age mummies in a Chinese graveyard, circa 2,000 B.C.
China Finds 3,500-Year-Old Cheese in Desert Mummy
Chinese scientists claim to have discovered the "world's oldest cheese" in a desert mummy in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Archaeologists Discover 3,600-Year-Old Cheese in Ancient Chinese Tombs
The discovery originated around 20 years ago when archaeologists were excavating the Tarim River basin in western China. During their work, they encountered a mysterious white sub
World's oldest cheese found on ancient Chinese mummies
When the 3,600-year-old coffin of a young woman was excavated in northwestern China two decades ago, archeologists discovered a mysterious substance laid out along her neck like a piece of jewelry.
Cheese wire murder hunt focuses on 200 DNA profiles
Police investigating the unsolved 1983 cheese wire murder of a taxi driver in Aberdeen have revealed they now have 200 ...
'Horrific' Cheese Wire Murder Hunt Focuses on 200 DNA Profiles, 41 Years After Death of Taxi Driver
George Murdoch, 58 — known as "Dod" by loved ones — was killed in Aberdeen, Scotland "as he turned into the Pitfoldels ...
Mystery of the Mummies’ Cheese: World’s Oldest Cheese Unlocks Secrets of Ancient Kefir
Researchers have discovered and analyzed DNA from the world's oldest cheese, found with the Tarim Basin mummies in China, ...
What’s in the world’s oldest cheese? These mummies are giving up their secrets
The Tarim Basin mummies were discovered wearing tiny hunks of cheese around their necks—and a new DNA analysis is revealing ...
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World's oldest cheese has been identified, dating back 3,600 years
Bizarre clumps of organic matter found buried alongside Bronze Age mummies in northwestern China have now been identified as ...
Saturday Citations: Octopuses as shift supervisors for fish; universe confounds standard model; extremely old cheese
This week, biologists tracked down a mysterious group of orcas near Chile; Hubble spotted a black hole jet that causes stars ...
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World’s oldest cheese found smeared on heads of 3,600-year-old mummies
In a discovery that’s sure to delight both history buffs and cheese fans, scientists believe they have unearthed the world’s oldest cheese alongside mummies in Northwestern China. At a staggering ...
3,600 years, this is the age of world's oldest cheese, found from a grave in China
While cheesemaking itself may date back over 9,000 years, this is the oldest intact cheese ever found. The finding opens new ...