Did they find yeast?

…d the dental calculus of 12 Neanderthals and 52 modern humans, dating back as far as 102,000 years. They found evidence of salicylic acid, the active ingredient in aspirin, and penicillin-producing bacteria in the dental calculus of a Neanderthal dating back 40,000 years.
A Neanderthal Was Found with Aspirin and Penicillin 40,000 Years Before We Discovered Them
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René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH
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Jun 26, 2024
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Did they find yeast? So maybe Neanderthals were baking bread? Did they find sand? They were making glass?!
What crazy and misleading leaps of logic.
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Written by René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH2.2K Followers
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DrPH in Epidemiology. Public Health Instructor. Father. Husband. "All around great guy." https://linktr.ee/rene.najera
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