Summary- The oldest red blood cells ever discovered were found among the body of Otzi the Iceman, who is a 5,300 year old mummy that was found in the Alps in 1991. This magnificent find was a first for Otzi's mummy, which had been under harsh scientific critique since a group of hikers came across the frozen body in ice on the Austrian-Italian border. This finding found by new research helped confirm how Otzi died.
Critique- I think that this finding is interesting and quite remarkable. It just blows my mind that they were able to determine that this mummy had red blood cells with the condition that he is in.
Impact- Scientists now have red blood cells from a person that is about 5,300 years old. Now they can examine them and get more information on that time peroid.
Resource- www.foxnews.com
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