Nanotechnology Finds World’s Oldest Blood
Wondering if your forensic evidence could still have usable biological fluids? Check this out. Red blood cells have recently been detected in a 5,000 year old ice mummy named Ötzi. These are the oldest traces of blood to ever be found. Scientists used an atomic force microscope to examine tissue from the ice mummy and found “doughnut-shaped” red blood cells as they would in a healthy person today. This new finding may possibly lead to major breakthroughs in forensic science.
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Date of Article: May 3, 2012
[Abstract written by Carrie Wells, ForensIQ Student Intern, June 11, 2012]
