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Scientists study chemistry of medieval wine made from ground-up mummies

Researchers analyze the chemical properties of a once-popular medicinal beverage that featured pulverized Egyptian mummy remains.

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  • Scientists are chemically analyzing mummy wine, a medieval beverage made from ground-up Egyptian mummies that was once believed to have medicinal properties.
  • A new study challenges the century-old theory that comets delivered essential molecules for life to Earth, finding such impacts would have destroyed prebiotic compounds in most cases.
  • The research suggests Mars may have been a more favorable location for cometary delivery of life-building molecules than early Earth.

“Taken together, the rapid decline in Earth's cometary impact bombardment and the efficient destruction of fragile cometary organics indicate that the successful delivery of prebiotic feedstock molecules was an exceedingly rare event.”

Richard Anslow and team, Researchers, University of Cambridge · 404 Media ↗

Richard Anslow Researcher, University of CambridgeBecky Ferreira Science journalist, 404 Media

Scientists study chemistry of medieval wine made from ground-up mummies
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    404 Media publishes story on scientists studying mummy wine

    404 Media reports that scientists have analyzed the chemical properties of wine made from ground-up Egyptian mummies, a beverage once believed to have medicinal benefits. The article frames the research as part of Halloween-themed scientific studies.

    “The most probable timing of successful cometary impact is in the early Hadean…more than 100 [million years] earlier than the estimated emergence of the last universal common ancestor (LUCA) at 4.2 [billion years ago].”
    — Richard Anslow and team, Researchers, University of Cambridge · source
    1. 2 outlets People Used to Drink Wine Made From Ground-Up Mummies. Now, Scientists Are Studying It

      first by Mastodon, 8d ago · also 404 Media

    • 404media.co

      In a new study perfectly timed for Halloween, scientists dug into the chemical properties of a once-popular beverage with purported medicinal benefits: wine made with ground-up Egyptian mummies.

      404media.coBluesky8d ago94▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    • paul_ipv6@infosec.exchange

      "wine just like my mummy used to make..." https://www. 404media.co/people-used-to-dri nk-wine-made-from-ground-up-mummies-now-scientists-are-studying-it/

      paul_ipv6@infosec.exchangeMastodon7d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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