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World’s oldest cheese discovered on ancient Chinese mummies
Scientists have successfully extracted DNA from a 3,600-year-old cheese, making it the oldest known cheese sample ever discovered. Identified as kefir cheese, the discovery provides new insights into the origins of kefir and the development of probiotic bacteria...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/09/worlds-oldest-cheese-discovered-on-chinese-mummies/
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