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Bronze Age Mummy With 3,600-Year-Old Cheese Helped Uncover Our Forgotten Relationship With Dairy

Inverse - Thu 26 Sep 24

Yimin YangScientists have discovered the oldest-known cheese sample in the world, around the neck of a 3,600-year-old mummy.Eating fermented food like cheese “may be one of our most ancient ...

The world’s oldest cheese is now revealing some of its secrets

ScienceNews - Thu 26 Sep 24

A DNA analysis of the kefir cheese, first found about 20 years ago on 3,600-year-old mummies in China, confirms its age and pinpoints its origins.

Scientists in China extract DNA from world’s oldest cheese

The Independent - Thu 26 Sep 24

Cheese dating back to the Bronze Age has shed light on our ancestors’ diets - and have lessons for the present day

Some of the Earliest Known Jokes Were Written Down 4,000 Years Ago

Discover Magazine - Wed 25 Sep 24

Humor has evolved over millennia, with ancient Sumerian jokes offering a glimpse into the past. Could jokes be part of our evolutionary process?

World's oldest cheese found on 3500-year-old Chinese mummies

Newscientist - Wed 25 Sep 24

DNA and protein analysis has identified a white substance smeared on mummies in China as a kind of kefir cheese, made from cow and goat milk

The world’s oldest cheese sheds light on ancient Chinese culture

The Economist - Wed 25 Sep 24

What genetic analysis of a 3,500-year-old sour goat’s cheese from Xinjiang reveals

World's oldest cheese has been identified, dating back 3,600 years

New Atlas - Wed 25 Sep 24

Bizarre clumps of organic matter found buried alongside Bronze Age mummies in northwestern China have now been identified as cheese. After a decade's work, DNA analysis has finally uncovered ...

World’s Oldest Cheese Stood Alone for 3,600 Years

New York Times - Wed 25 Sep 24

The cheese was dug up with mummified human remains in the Xinjiang region of China and offers insights into the origins of the dairy product known as kefir.

World’s oldest cheese found in China next to Bronze Age mummies

Cosmos Magazine - Wed 25 Sep 24

Ever had an aged cheddar or parmesan that was extra sharp and thought – how old is too old for cheese? Well, the aging just got a whole lot longer. A cheese found in northwestern China ...

Bronze age Lactobacillus genomes reveal origins of kefir cheese

Phys.org - Wed 25 Sep 24

For the first time, scientists successfully extracted and analyzed DNA from ancient cheese samples found alongside the Tarim Basin mummies in China, dating back approximately 3,600 years. The ...

Stop Storing Cheese in Plastic Wrap or Baggies. Here's How the Pros Do It

CNET Cutting Edge - Wed 2 Oct 24

A cheesemonger told us to ditch the plastic baggies and store cheese like this instead.

Why Cheeses Such as Mozzarella and Cheddar Melt Differently Than Ricotta

Scientific American - Wed 2 Oct 24

Food science can explain why mozzarella melts like a dream while feta and ricotta don’t

The World's Oldest Cheese Was Buried in a Chinese Tomb 3,600 Years Ago. Now, Scientists Have Sequenced Its DNA

Smithsonian Magazine - Fri 27 Sep 24

New research has revealed that the mysterious white substance found alongside three ancient mummies was once a soft cheese called kefir

Scientists uncover the oldest eyeliner from ruins of a prehistoric city in Turkey - and the tip is still black from its last use 8,200 years ago!

Daily Mail - Fri 27 Sep 24

The oldest eyeliner ever found has been unearthed in the ruins of a prehistoric city, revealing humans used makeup over 8,000 years ago.

Scientists Unearth the Oldest DNA Ever Found

The Scientist - Fri 27 Sep 24

The 2.4-million-year-old environmental DNA fragments collected from permafrost in northern Greenland unlock insights into an ancient ecosystem.

Strange Rocks Clinging to Mummies Could Be World's Oldest Cheese

ScienceAlert - Thu 26 Sep 24

It's a little mature.

Scientists Uncover World’s Oldest Cheese and Origin of Kefir in 3,600-year-old Chinese Mummies

ZME Science - Wed 25 Sep 24

The Tarim mummies have been hiding a culinary secret for millennia.

Now THAT's what you call vintage! Scientists extract DNA from the world's oldest cheese - discovered on the heads and necks of 3,600-year-old Chinese mummies

Daily Mail - Wed 25 Sep 24

Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have extracted DNA from the ancient cheese to reveal its key ingredients.

World’s oldest preserved cheese found in necklaces on mummies in China

Popular Science - Wed 25 Sep 24

If you could only bring a handful of your most important things with you into the afterlife, what would you choose? Maybe you would opt for a favorite book or a reminder of your loved ones ...

Mysterious white substance smeared on 3,600-year-old mummies is world's oldest cheese

Livescience - Wed 25 Sep 24

When researchers tested a mysterious substance on the heads and necks of ancient mummies found in China's Tarim Basin, they discovered that it was the world's oldest ...

The Oldest Cheese: 3,600-Year-Old Kefir Cheese Found with Ancient Mummies in China

Anthropology.net - Wed 25 Sep 24

Recent DNA analysis1 has unveiled an extraordinary discovery: the world’s oldest cheese, dating back 3,600 years, was found buried alongside mummies in northwestern China. This discovery ...

US consumers may be exposed to deforestation-linked palm oil via dairy: Report

Mongabay.com - Tue 24 Sep 24

JAKARTA — Consumers in the U.S. might be unknowingly exposed to palm oil products that come from deforestation, despite major consumer goods producers there adopting zero-deforestation ...

Who Are the Japanese? New DNA Study Shocks Scientists

SciTechDaily - Tue 1 Oct 24

By studying the genomes of more than 3,000 people across Japan, researchers have shed light on the population’s complex ancestry. The work may also pave the way for future precision medicine. ...

Ancient DNA Reveals Secrets of Bronze Age Cheese Making

SciTechDaily - Sun 29 Sep 24

A groundbreaking study on ancient kefir cheese reveals the complex history and evolution of dairy fermentation in Eurasia, highlighting how Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens adapted through centuries ...

Dairy Calf-to-Beef International Conference

AlphaGalileo - Fri 27 Sep 24

A major Dairy Calf-to-Beef International Conference will take place in county Wexford, Ireland on 16th and 17th October. Teagasc with the support of the British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) ...

World’s Oldest Cheese Sheds Light on Origins of Kefir

Sci.News - Wed 25 Sep 24

Despite the long history of consumption of fermented dairy, little is known about how the fermented microbes were utilized and evolved over human history. The post World’s Oldest Cheese Sheds ...

World's oldest cheese reveals origins of kefir

ScienceDaily - Wed 25 Sep 24

Scientists successfully extracted and analyzed DNA from ancient cheese samples found alongside the Tarim Basin mummies in China, dating back approximately 3,600 years. The research suggests ...

World’s oldest cheese reveals origins of kefir, Eurekalert - Wed 25 Sep 24

Mystery of the Mummies’ Cheese: World’s Oldest Cheese Unlocks Secrets of Ancient Kefir

SciTechDaily - Wed 25 Sep 24

Researchers have discovered and analyzed DNA from the world’s oldest cheese, found with the Tarim Basin mummies in China, dating back 3,600 years. The study revealed that the cheese is ...

Bronze age lactobacillus genomes clarify kefir history

Eurekalert - Wed 25 Sep 24

Recently, a group of Chinese scientists has added to our knowledge of the dispersion of early dairy fermentation practices, however, by completing the world’s first metagenomic study of Bronze ...