ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Lyme Disease, Ancient Dna, Arteriosclerosis
6 Mar 2014
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Anthropology 1aa3 iceman murder mystery: otzi (found in 1991) is the oldest intact human remains recovered, is originally from the end of the. Issues of contamination, so took samples from inner femur: 97% pure, 3% from microbes that causes lyme disease. Can cause muscle weakness, proves disease is as old as the stone age. Swelling knee indicates lyme disease: can compare genome to the whole body, brown eye colour, closest genetic match from sardinia, not the alps, predisposed to heart disease proves that heart disease not necessarily disease of civilization. Found lumps of calcium in artery, corresponding to arteriosclerosis. His arteries look like a normal 21st century 40 yo man, despite exercise and organic diet: was lactose intolerant, as humans normally lose ability as they get older. Genetic mutation occurred around his time period that allowed some adults to digest milk. Domesticated cow"s milk favoured spread of gene.
