Did eating starchy foods give humans an evolutionary advantage?
Thursday, October 18, 2018 - 11:20
in Biology & Nature
Found in saliva, the protein enzyme encoded by the AMY1 gene begins the digestive process by breaking down starch when you chew your food. In humans, the number of copies of the gene varies widely: some people have two, others 20, with an average of six to eight. Until now, however, few studies have attempted […]