Oldest blood found in Oetzi's wounds

摘要

Intact 5300-year-old red blood cells have been extracted from Otzi, the "iceman" found in the European Alps in 1991. The cells are at least 2000 years older than those from Egyptian mummies, the previous record-holders.Albe'rt Zink of the Institute for Mummies and the Iceman in JJolzano, Italy, says they look just like modern blood cells. "There was no difference, although they were a little more brittle than living cells."