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The yeasts may have been capable of using the substance as a source of food.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
The scientists discovered four different yeasts that can survive sub-zero temperatures in Oetzi's guts, skin and "brownish" water that melted off his body when he was partially unfrozen.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
I prefer unbleached flour when dealing with those types of yeasts.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2025
“My kind of first feeling here is that there are unsurveyed environments in China where these yeasts dwell, and that these two patients have been unlucky enough to be exposed.”
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 19, 2024
That was a good sign, because it meant the yeasts were already at work and growing.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
