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Oldest Red Blood Cells found in Crusty Ol’ Otzi

Oldest Red Blood Cells found in Crusty Ol’ Otzi

May 7, 2012

Scientists using an electron force microscope have found the oldest intact human blood cells in Otzi (the oldest murder victim found with evidence). At some 5,300 years old, the blood represents the oldest sample we’ve found to date, looks surprisingly fresh and could lead to advancements in the study of Egyptian Mummies and criminalistics.

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