11 hours agoScientists begin to study the shit of our medieval ancestors
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(6 years ago)Researchers are working in places where fecals were collected in the 14th century to find Bacterial DNA from them that can last for centuries to understand their content that may have changed much in medieval times. Tests conducted in two countries like this one in [...]
Tests conducted in two such countries in Jerusalem and the other in Riga, Latvia, can help scientists to understand the changes in our microbiotics of bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, and other germs that live within us and how modern life has been affected.
These variations may be linked to many diseases in the industrial world, such as inflammatory intestinal diseases, allergies and obesity, according to the study, which was released last week, writes The Guardian, Periscope.
One of the biggest challenges in the work at these archaeological sites was to differentiate ferries from mud. In any case, researchers were able to identify various changes in bacteria, parasites, and countless known organisms that insult human bowels.
The study found that the microbiial content of medieval shit was unique to modern people, including those who live as collectors.
“It seems that lrates are a truly valuable source for microscopic and molecular information,” said one of the researchers. /Periscope
