Oldest Intact Red Blood Cells Found on Iceman 104
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."
Ötzi no bang Utz's wife again! (Score:4, Funny)
Scan reveal Ötzi asshole who no respected bro?
Excellent! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Ötzi no bang Utz's wife again! (Score:5, Funny)
Off our meds today, are we?
Re:Don't get all that excited.... (Score:5, Funny)
It's groundbreaking! Scientists have proved that people 5000 years ago had blood! Expect it to be in the newspaper headlines tomorrow morning...
Iceman? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Now you know what to do... (Score:5, Funny)
Spearhead this one.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS LARRY! (Score:5, Funny)
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FIND A STRANGER IN THE ALPS!
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