World's oldest cheese has been identified, dating back 3,600 years
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Bizarre clumps of organic matter found buried alongside Bronze Age mummies in northwestern China have now been identified as cheese. After a decade's work, DNA analysis has finally uncovered its origins, making it the most ancient cheese ever found, dating back around 3,600 years.
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Original Title: World’s oldest cheese has been identified, dating back 3,600 years. Cow and goat DNA, as well as the bacterium Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens, has indicated that these clumps were in fact kefir cheese, providing insight into the history and evolution of probiotics and human health.