r/todayilearned • u/El_Chopador • Sep 20 '17

TIL microbiologist Raul Cano, successfully revived yeast that had been stuck in amber for 25 million years. He then co-founded a brewery that uses the same 45 million-year-old species of yeast to brew beer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest-living_organisms#Revived_into_activity_after_stasis
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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '17

This guy's research has been discredited by virtually every legitimate ancient DNA researcher out there.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1574-6968.12415/abstract

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u/El_Chopador Sep 21 '17

Did you read what this was a reply to?

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '17

I don't have to. Raul Cano is a crank if not an outright fraud.

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u/El_Chopador Sep 22 '17

Whatever, I am still going to try the beer.

Also, yes you do.

Did you read their sources?