Even mummies can have ulcers

Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - 20:35 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Two Mexican mummies had ulcers when they were alive.  Remnants of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori were discovered in gastric tissue from the mummies.

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