The Iceman's Gut Microbes Shed Light on Ancient Human Geography (3 of 9) (IMAGE)

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

The Iceman's Gut Microbes Shed Light on Ancient Human Geography (3 of 9)

Caption

Eduard Egarter-Vigl (left) and Albert Zink (right) taking a sample from the Iceman in November 2010. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Jan. 8, 2016, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by F. Maixner at European Academy of Bozen/Bolzano (EURAC) research in Bolzano, Italy, and colleagues was titled, "The 5,300-year-old Helicobacter pylori genome of the Iceman."

Credit

© EURAC/Marion Lafogler

Usage Restrictions

Please cite the owner of the material when publishing. This material may be freely used by reporters as part of news coverage, with proper attribution. Non-reporters must contact <i>Science</i> for permission.

License

Licensed content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.