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Oldest Intact Red Blood Cells Found on Iceman
sciencehabit writes "A team of researchers has zoomed in on two spots on the body of the Iceman, a mummified, 5300-year-old hunter found frozen in the Alps in 1991: a shoulder wound found with an embedded arrowhead and a hand lesion resembling a stab wound. The scientists used atomic force microscopy, a visualization method with resolution of less than a nanometer, to scan the wounds for blood residue. They discovered red blood cells — the oldest in the world to be found intact — as well as fibrin, a protein needed for blood to clot. The presence of fibrin indicates that the Iceman, nicknamed Ötzi, didn't die immediately after being wounded."
Scan reveal Ötzi asshole who no respected bro?
What political party do you join when you don't like Bible-thumpers *or* hippies?
Now we can clone this caveman creature, on a private island, with a theme park tourist-attraction setting! Spare no expense, of course!
There's a spot in User Info for World of Warcraft account names? Really?
It's groundbreaking! Scientists have proved that people 5000 years ago had blood! Expect it to be in the newspaper headlines tomorrow morning...
Iceman isn't dead. Goose is.
Allow me to... [sunglasses]
Spearhead this one.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FIND A STRANGER IN THE ALPS!
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