Iceman Earliest Known Human Infected By Bug That Causes Lyme Disease

Iceman Autopsy

Unfrozen “There was only one way scientists could unlock the mystery of the famous Iceman. Take away his ice. … The DNA analysis also revealed several genetic variants that placed the Iceman at high risk for hardening of the arteries. (“If he hadn’t been shot,” Zink remarked, “he probably would have died of a heart attack or stroke in ten years.”) Perhaps most surprising, researchers found the genetic footprint of bacteria known as Borrelia burgdorferi in his DNA—making the Iceman the earliest known human infected by the bug that causes Lyme disease….”  Read more.