The 700-year-old Mexican Mummy With A Tummy Ache
Monday, July 14, 2008 - 20:21
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Remnants of the bacterium that causes stomach ulcers, Helicobacter pylori, have been discovered in gastric tissue from North American mummies. A study of human remains believed to predate Columbus' discovery of the New World has shown for the first time that H. pylori infection occurred in native populations.
